Sold STC Semi-detached

45 ACORN WAY

BARNSLEY, GRIMETHORPE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE S72 7NZ

3 beds 2 baths 49 m² Listed 18 Aug 2025 (-337d)

£190,000

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# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (S72 7NZ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 45 ACORN WAY, BARNSLEY, GRIMETHORPE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE S72 7NZ |
| Price | £190,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Last sold | £185,000 Jan 2026 |

## 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)

## Description

The Ideal Family Home Now Available! Offered to the market today with NO ONWARD CHAIN is this three bedroom, semi-detached property situated in Grimethorpe Barnsley. HUGE DETACHED GARAGE!

The property benefits from having: Entrance hall, downstairs WC, kitchen-diner, lounge, three bedrooms, master with en-suite and the family bathroom suite. Outside you will find a detached which is ample, available parking at the front, enclosed rear garden, small patio area, mainly laid lawn and been low maintenance.

Please call Sanders Estates today on  .

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## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/165871319/985410) - EPC 1

## 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 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 45 KINGSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7FJ | £136,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 TUDOR COURT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NA | £168,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 25 OAKROYD CRESCENT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NY | £125,000 | 24/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 58 KINGSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7FJ | £122,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 69 KINGSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7FJ | £124,000 | 13/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 68 ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NZ | £135,000 | 12/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 27 OAKROYD CRESCENT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NY | £125,000 | 06/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 64 OAKROYD CRESCENT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NY | £140,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 CORONATION AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NN | £81,000 | 23/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 PRINCESS STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NG | £85,000 | 29/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 76 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ | £130,000 | 21/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 JOSEPH STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7DZ | £139,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 33 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW | £110,000 | 17/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 JOSEPH STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7DZ | £100,000 | 01/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW | £138,000 | 01/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ | £110,000 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 76 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ | £65,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NF | £85,000 | 31/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ | £116,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 ELIZABETH STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7HZ | £97,500 | 19/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW | £136,000 | 03/05/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £135,000 (1 sale)
**Area average:** £116,625 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £163,032 (31 Semi-detached, S72, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +16.5%

## 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).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £549/mo

## 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 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, High Street, S72 | £695/mo | 3 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oldroyd Avenue, S72 | £900/mo | 3 | 0.14 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 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Kingsway, S72 | £900/mo | 3 | 0.2 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Valley Drive, S72 | £895/mo | 3 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woodcross Avenue, S72 | £975/mo | 3 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (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

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £898/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £35/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.8%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,878/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 5.8%
- **10y growth:** 78.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 25.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.2%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

49 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£185,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,878/m²

Local average

£163,032 (+16.5%)

Deprivation

Decile 1 (2,658 of 33,755)

Street crime

48 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

Three Bedroom
Semi-Detached Family Home
Grimethorpe-Barnsley
Off Street Parking
Detached Garage
No Onward Chain
Ideal Family Home

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

The Ideal Family Home Now Available! Offered to the market today with NO ONWARD CHAIN is this three bedroom, semi-detached property situated in Grimethorpe Barnsley. HUGE DETACHED GARAGE!
The property benefits from having: Entrance hall, downstairs WC, kitchen-diner, lounge, three bedrooms, master with en-suite and the family bathroom suite. Outside you will find a detached which is ample, available parking at the front, enclosed rear garden, small patio area, mainly laid lawn and been low maintenance.
Please call Sanders Estates today on .

Listed by

Barnsley

Sanders Estates

Reference: 165871319

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

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

Price history

39% since 2006

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	29/01/2026 (5 months ago)	£185,000	+39.1%
Sold	30/11/2006 (19 years ago)	£132,995	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
45 KINGSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7FJ	£136,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
2 TUDOR COURT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NA	£168,000	05/12/2025	Semi-detached
25 OAKROYD CRESCENT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NY	£125,000	24/11/2025	Semi-detached
58 KINGSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7FJ	£122,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
69 KINGSWAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7FJ	£124,000	13/11/2025	Semi-detached
Same street 68 ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NZ	£135,000	12/12/2023	Semi-detached
27 OAKROYD CRESCENT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NY	£125,000	06/11/2023	Semi-detached
64 OAKROYD CRESCENT, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NY	£140,000	29/09/2023	Semi-detached
22 CORONATION AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NN	£81,000	23/06/2023	Semi-detached
4 PRINCESS STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NG	£85,000	29/03/2023	Semi-detached
76 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ	£130,000	21/03/2023	Semi-detached
31 JOSEPH STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7DZ	£139,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
33 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW	£110,000	17/10/2022	Semi-detached
35 JOSEPH STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7DZ	£100,000	01/09/2022	Semi-detached
19 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW	£138,000	01/08/2022	Semi-detached
37 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ	£110,000	08/07/2022	Semi-detached
76 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ	£65,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
18 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NF	£85,000	31/05/2022	Semi-detached
25 RAYMOND AVENUE, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7NQ	£116,000	27/05/2022	Semi-detached
7 ELIZABETH STREET, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7HZ	£97,500	19/05/2022	Semi-detached
32 CUDWORTH VIEW, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S72 7LW	£136,000	03/05/2022	Semi-detached

Street average: £135,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £116,625 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 5.8%

10y growth 78.8%

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

1y (index) 7.5%

5y (index) 25.2%

10y (index) 53.2%

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: £549/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

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
Shop	Poppy's	1.6 miles
Train station	Moorthorpe	3.4 miles
Train station	Thurnscoe	3.5 miles
Hospital	Kendray Hospital	3.7 miles
Hospital	Barnsley Hospital	5.1 miles

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

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	0.09 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, High Street, S72	£695/mo	3	0.1 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oldroyd Avenue, S72	£900/mo	3	0.14 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	0.19 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Kingsway, S72	£900/mo	3	0.2 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Valley Drive, S72	£895/mo	3	0.25 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woodcross Avenue, S72	£975/mo	3	0.27 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 0.47%

Max investor price (0.8%) £112,250

Target investor price (1%) £89,800

Gross yield 5.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.6×

Monthly cashflow £35/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.8%

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).