Barley House, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
About Barley House
Barley House is a mid-terrace house in Cawthorne, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £605,000 in July 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2018–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 10.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Barley House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Barley House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
3 applications on record at Barley House, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
- Oct 2019RenovationFullOutcome in report
The application is retrospective and relates to replacement windows and doors to the property by the previous owner. The building is Grade II listed ( Listing Number 1286739 ) and the work was necessary to replace rotting window frames which were originally installed at the time of the barn conversion approximately in 1987. Deactivated permission not required as can be covered under asssociated app 2019/1300.
ListedRetrospectiveNew Windows- Reference
- 2019/1290
- More recent applications — locked
- HeritageSept 2025Decision
- RenovationJan 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Barley House saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 7 years.
£605,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
8 July 2025Most recent
£605,000
+15.2%over 5 years9 October 2019
£525,000
+33.8%over 1 year9 February 2018
£392,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 4EF: £485,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in S75 4EF
Lower Greaves Cottage, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Sold Dec 2024
£570,000The Granary, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Sold May 2018
£485,000Watersmead, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Sold Aug 2017
£700,000Elmhirst Farmhouse, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Sold May 2017
£6,242Ealing Cottage, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Sold Feb 2013
£380,000
Versus other South Lane homes
Years Held for Barley House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,521
Street avg £2,248
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 14.7 t/year
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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
1.0 km
Lane Head Road/North Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Hoylandswaine Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







