Croft Cottage, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
About Croft Cottage
Croft Cottage is a detached house in Cawthorne, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 147 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (205 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Croft Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Croft Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Croft Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£595,000
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 4EF: £525,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in S75 4EF
Barley House, South Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EF
Sold Jul 2025
£605,000Lower 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
£6,242
Versus other South Lane homes
Croft Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 223 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 14.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
1.0 km
Lane Head Road/North Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Hoylandswaine Primary School. 3 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







