What kind of home is 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

8 Towngate, S75 4SW is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

8 Towngate, S75 4SW last sold for £480,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £127,500 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

Across 3 sales between October 1999 and November 2024, 8 Towngate, S75 4SW rose from £127,500 to £480,000, a change of £352,500. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

The current EPC rating for 8 Towngate, S75 4SW is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in September 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

8 Towngate, S75 4SW has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 110% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S75 4SW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Towngate, S75 4SW use?

The latest EPC at 8 Towngate, S75 4SW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

8 Towngate, S75 4SW is in council tax band E.

Which area is 8 Towngate, S75 4SW in?

8 Towngate, S75 4SW sits in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley. It falls within the S75 postcode district.

Is 8 Towngate, S75 4SW in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Towngate, S75 4SW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

The closest primary school to 8 Towngate, S75 4SW is Silkstone Primary School (273m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 8 Towngate, S75 4SW?

The closest bus stop to 8 Towngate, S75 4SW is High Street/Martin Croft, 292m away. The nearest rail option is Silkstone Common Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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8 Towngate, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4SW

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Towngate

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

8 Towngate is a four-bedroom detached house in Silkstone, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 4SW). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 82.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £480,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Towngate, Silkstone, Barnsley, S75 4SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Towngate has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Towngate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£491,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£480,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

15 November 2024Most recent
£480,000
+67.2%over 19 years
18 October 2005
£287,000
+125.1%over 6 years
7 October 1999
£127,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 4SW: £275,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in S75 4SW

On the street

Versus other Towngate homes

Four headline reads against 57 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 8 Towngate runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,265

Street avg £2,472

Strongly above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Barnsley report

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

High Street/Martin Croft — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Silkstone Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S75 4SW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

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FAQ

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