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Croft Cottage, Blacker Green Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4NF

3 sales on record5 planning records

Estimated value

£387,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£400,000)-3%
  • Against S75 4NF's recent median (£535,000)-28%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£387,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£400,000)-3%
  • Against S75 4NF's recent median (£535,000)-28%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Croft Cottage is modelled from its 98 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in S75 4NF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    98 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in S75 4NF

    5 sales, median £535,000 (2023–2007)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2025Most recent

    £400,000

    +77.8%over 8 years

  2. 3 October 2016

    £225,000

    +12.5%over 11 years

  3. 28 October 2004

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 4NF: £535,000 (2023–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Croft Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Croft Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4NF). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £400,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (203 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 231.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 February 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2025from Feb 2012
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Croft Cottage, Blacker Green Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4NF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Croft Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

5 applications on record at Croft Cottage, Blacker Green Lane, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4NF

5decisions2extensions30documents
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Jul 2017
    OutbuildingHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Erection of garden shed (Listed Building Consent)

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    2017/0706
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. MixedDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Blacker Green Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Croft Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,082

Street avg £2,852

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 189 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

On par
Area

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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

198/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Barnsley Road/Manor Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Silkstone Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Silkstone Primary SchoolPrimary591m
  • Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary990m
  • Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km
  • Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Barnsley Road/Manor ParkBus stop429m
  • Cone Lane/High StreetBus stop541m
  • Cone Lane/Beacon CourtBus stop606m
  • High Street/Barnsley RoadBus stop612m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,039 reports35%
  • Anti-social Behaviour500 reports17%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson273 reports9%
  • Public Order210 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S75 4NF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S75 4NF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S75 4NF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Croft Cottage is modelled from its 98 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in S75 4NF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Croft Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Croft Cottage was lodged in February 2025 at band D and is valid until February 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Croft Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from S75 4NF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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