What kind of home is 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY last change hands?

5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY last sold for £405,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £180,000 in October 2008, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2008 and August 2022, 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY rose from £180,000 to £405,000, a change of £225,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

The current EPC rating for 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in S75 3EY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY use?

The latest EPC at 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY records lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY in?

5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY sits in Hood Green, Barnsley, Barnsley. It falls within the S75 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

Police records around 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

The closest primary school to 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY is Keresforth Primary School (2.2km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited (698m).

What transport links are near 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Castle Drive, S75 3EY is Hood Green Road/Castle Drive, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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.

At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 187.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

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

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY

1decisions1extensions8documents1nearby

Jan 2023
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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
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
2023/0024
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Price

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

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£405,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

22 August 2022Most recent
£405,000
+125.0%over 13 years
31 October 2008
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 3EY: £240,000 (2019–2017).

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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 5 Castle Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,548

Street avg £2,115

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S75 3EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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