5 Brook Houses, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EZ
About 5 Brook Houses
5 Brook Houses is an end-of-terrace house in Cawthorne, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 72 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 5 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 5 Brook Houses was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at 5 Brook Houses, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S75 4EZ
- Mar 2024FullOutcome in report
Creating of 6no. off street parking spaces and associated works including 2no. hedgerows
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0266
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Sales history & valuation
5 Brook Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£233,000
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 1 sales in S75 4EZ: £52,000 (1995–1995).
Nearby sales in S75 4EZ
Versus other Brook Houses homes
5 Brook Houses outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.0 km
Taylor Hill/Tivy Dale Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







