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EPC B
About 12 Bence Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Bence Lane is a semi-detached house in Darton, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 5NX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2015. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 107). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Bence Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Bence Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Bence Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
12 Bence Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
87 (B)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barnsley Road/Bence Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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