9 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
About 9 Castle Drive
9 Castle Drive is a detached house in Hood Green, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 3EY). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2023. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 90 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Energy performance
9 Castle Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
- Mar 2026Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey front, rear and side extensions, extension and conversion of roof space to create habitable area (including rear dormers and rear balcony), changes to cladding, doors and windows to dwelling.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2026/0196
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Sales history & valuation
9 Castle Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 3EY: £290,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in S75 3EY
5 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
Sold Aug 2022
£405,0003 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
Sold Sept 2019
£237,0002 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
Sold Aug 2019
£240,00016 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
Sold Oct 2018
£290,0004 Castle Drive, Hood Green, Barnsley, S75 3EY
Sold Aug 2018
£367,500
Versus other Castle Drive homes
EPC Rating for 9 Castle Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 39 (F)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







