Detached 2 sales on record

45 ACORN WAY

GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NZ

£185,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Interchange/Queensway	0.1 miles
Shop	Wool Couture	1.4 miles
Train station	Moorthorpe	3.4 miles
Hospital	Pontefract Hospital	8.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

49 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2012 onwards

Last sold

£185,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,776/m²

Local average

£286,091 (22 sales)

Street crime

48 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 09/01/2025

Expiry date: 08/01/2035

Current heating cost: £343/year

Potential heating cost: £343/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	29/01/2026	£185,000	Detached	+39.1%	£187,464 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/11/2006	£132,995	Detached	—	£211,087 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£185,000
listed	18/08/2025	£190,000
sold	01/01/2006	£132,995

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
24 TUDOR COURT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NA	£195,000	22/09/2022	Detached
24 QUEENSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LJ	£170,000	16/06/2022	Detached
27 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW	£130,000	22/03/2022	Detached
4 WINDSOR WALK, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NB	£194,500	27/10/2021	Detached
9 TUDOR COURT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NA	£210,000	27/10/2021	Detached
16 WINDSOR WALK, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NB	£195,000	02/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £182,417 (6 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 9.5%

10y growth 38.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Yorkshire and The Humber. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.9%

5y (index) 21.9%

10y (index) 46.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Yorkshire and The Humber. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £770/mo

Realistic £856/mo

Optimistic £942/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → Yorkshire and The Humber.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Barnsley: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Acorn Way, S72	£1,100/mo	3	0.07 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oldroyd Avenue, S72	£900/mo	3	0.12 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, High Street, S72	£695/mo	3	0.12 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Stonefont Grove, S72	£850/mo	3	0.16 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Coronation Avenue, S72	£850/mo	3	0.17 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Kingsway, S72	£900/mo	3	0.21 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Valley Drive, S72	£895/mo	3	0.26 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woodcross Avenue, S72	£975/mo	3	0.28 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £896/mo (8 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 8.3% gross yield avg £160,000 sale, £1,100/mo rent

Rent ratio 0.49%

Max investor price (0.8%) £112,250

Target investor price (1%) £89,800

Gross yield 5.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.2×

Monthly cashflow £55/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1.2%

This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	20
Anti-social behaviour	11
Shoplifting	7
Burglary	3
Criminal damage and arson	3
Vehicle crime	2
Other theft	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	48

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Ladywood Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 18 Jun 2013
Milefield Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 2 May 2024
Birkwood Primary School	Primary	1.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Outwood Academy Shafton	Secondary	1.4 miles	Good — 16 Feb 2018
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	Primary	1.5 miles	Good — 11 Jul 2024

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 45 ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NZ

## Property details

- Slug: `cc43129` (address key hash: `cc4312998e28b1cb7787e2a07ed1cefd02a8f3d4`)
- Postcode: S72 7NZ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 49 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2012 onwards
- Last sold: £185,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,776/m²
- Local average: £286,091 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 48 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £185,000
- Date: 2026-01-29
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 08/01/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £343/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8500-5511-0122-1400-3953)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-29 | £185,000 | Detached | +39.1% | £187,464 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-a536-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2006-11-30 | £132,995 | Detached | — | £211,087 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/417ceb72-17a2-4826-87c1-61f47f2a7d44) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 45 ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NZ | £185,000 | 29/01/2026 | Detached |
| 45 ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NZ | £132,995 | 30/11/2006 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [165871319](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1aaea66)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £185,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-18 | £190,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £132,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 24 TUDOR COURT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NA | £195,000 | 22/09/2022 | Detached |
| 24 QUEENSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LJ | £170,000 | 16/06/2022 | Detached |
| 27 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW | £130,000 | 22/03/2022 | Detached |
| 4 WINDSOR WALK, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NB | £194,500 | 27/10/2021 | Detached |
| 9 TUDOR COURT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NA | £210,000 | 27/10/2021 | Detached |
| 16 WINDSOR WALK, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NB | £195,000 | 02/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £182,417 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 9.5%
- **10y growth:** 38.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £770/mo
- **Realistic:** £856/mo
- **Optimistic:** £942/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Barnsley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Acorn Way, S72 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oldroyd Avenue, S72 | £900/mo | 3 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, High Street, S72 | £695/mo | 3 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Stonefont Grove, S72 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Coronation Avenue, S72 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Kingsway, S72 | £900/mo | 3 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Valley Drive, S72 | £895/mo | 3 | 0.26 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woodcross Avenue, S72 | £975/mo | 3 | 0.28 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £896/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £112,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £89,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

- **This street:** 8.3% gross yield (avg £160,000 sale, £1,100/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £898/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £55/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **48** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ladywood Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 18 Jun 2013 |
| Milefield Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 2 May 2024 |
| Birkwood Primary School | Primary | 1.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Outwood Academy Shafton | Secondary | 1.4 miles | Good — 16 Feb 2018 |
| Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2024 |