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About 8 Castle Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Castle Drive is a detached house in Hood Green, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 3EY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since December 1995 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 322% above the 1995 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Castle Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£59,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
On years held, 8 Castle Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£843
Street avg £2,703
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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