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17 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 20
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Castle Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Castle Drive is a detached house in Hood Green, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 3EY). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in August 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 251.6% above the 2000 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 73.4% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Castle Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G20
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC GNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Castle Drive has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Castle Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£93,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 August 2000Most recent

    £93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 3EY: £290,000 (2022–2018).

On the street

Versus other Castle Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Castle Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£655

Street avg £2,727

Strongly below

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Castle Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£332k

1 Cinder Hills Way, Dodworth

S75 3SY

£321k

1 Church Way, Tankersley

S75 3FP

£338k

1 Bark Meadows, Dodworth

S75 3JB

£313k

1 Cooper Row, Dodworth

S75 3NE

£307k

1 Chantry Orchards, Dodworth

S75 3HX

4 bed2 bath
£290k

1 Church Hill, Dodworth

S75 3RX

2 bed
£288k

1 Bamford Close, Dodworth

S75 3SL

3 bed1 bath
£287k

1 1a, Silver Street, Dodworth

S75 3NP

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnsley district page.
Full Barnsley report

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

Hood Green Road/Castle Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S75 3EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S75 3EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S75 3EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.