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About Anchor Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Anchor Farm is a detached house in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4LD). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 is 17.6% below the 2021 sale of £800,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2021 for £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Anchor Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Anchor Farm, Elmhirst Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Anchor Farm has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2026ConditionsApprove
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 4 (Proposed External Materials) of planning application 2025/0776: Change of use of existing barn to residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) including associated alterations and subdivision of existing residential garden.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Elmhirst Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Anchor Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,922
Street avg £4,402
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Barnsley Road/Fall Bank Crescent — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S75 4LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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