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About 5 Castle Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Castle Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Hood Green, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 3EY). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced Barnsley HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 187.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2022 for £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullUnder Consideration
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Increase in roof height to enable conversion into dormer bungalow with new front and rear facing dormers, single storey extensions to the side/rear and the front of dwelling, associated underbuild below the rear extensions and first floor rear balcony
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Castle Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2022)
£405,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
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 5 Castle Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,548
Street avg £2,115
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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