31 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RH
About 31 Church Street
31 Church Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gawber, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 2RH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 78 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 18.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £143,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
31 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£143,000
+11.7%over 1 year3 December 2020
£128,000
+16.4%over 7 years7 May 2013
£110,000
+12.2%over 7 years18 August 2005
£98,000
+108.5%over 3 years20 September 2001
£47,000
+23.7%over 4 years21 August 1997
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 2RH: £240,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S75 2RH
11 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RH
Sold Feb 2025
£226,00030 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RH
Sold Feb 2024
£240,00039 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RH
Sold Jun 2023
£250,00028 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RH
Sold Oct 2022
£410,00037 Church Street, Gawber, Barnsley, S75 2RH
Sold Apr 2021
£115,000
Versus other Church Street homes
On floor area, 31 Church Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,833
Street avg £1,702
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Redbrook Road/Church Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gawber Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







