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About 5 Towngate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Towngate is a detached house in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4SW). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Sale prices here have outpaced Barnsley HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 294% above the 1999 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Towngate's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (1999)
£83,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Towngate homes
Four headline reads against 56 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Towngate is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£755
Street avg £2,521
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S75 4SW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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