5 Alston Close, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4NW

5 Alston Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 98% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 34.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.