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Wellhouse Lane, Penistone, Sheffield

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wellhouse Lane, Penistone, Sheffield · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/sheffield-south-yorkshire/wellhouse-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for S36 8ER.

Average price (last 12 months)
£425,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£287,267
29 sales
Price range
£153k – £575k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Jul 2026
S36 8ER

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At a glance

House prices£425k average64% above the Sheffield average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station12 min walkPenistone station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Wellhouse Lane, Penistone, Sheffield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £425,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £329,337. That is 64% above the Sheffield average of £258,622 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 69% detached, 31% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wellhouse Lane range from £152,505 to £575,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 1,147 streets in Sheffield with at least two sales in the last year, Wellhouse Lane ranks 111th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Wellhouse Lane compared

Wellhouse Lane£425,000
S36 postcode area£249,196
Sheffield£258,622
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all S36 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £257,113 (4 sales)2016£257k2017: £202,000 (1 sales)2017£202k2018: £193,000 (2 sales)2018£193k2019: £184,168 (3 sales)2019£184k2020: £248,238 (4 sales)2020£248k2021: £230,000 (1 sales)2021£230k2022: £323,333 (3 sales)2022£323k2023: £343,171 (2 sales)2023£343k2024: £303,500 (5 sales)2024£304k2025: £495,000 (3 sales)2025£495k2026: £280,000 (1 sales)2026£280k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£329,33713 Jul 2026
Semi-detached9£193,7781 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Wellhouse Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 13 Jul 2026£280,000 DetachedFreehold
Broadhill House, 13, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 31 Oct 2025£570,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 9 Sep 2025£340,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 29 Aug 2025£575,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 16 Dec 2024£420,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 15 Nov 2024£380,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 1 Nov 2024£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 21 Jun 2024£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 15 Mar 2024£215,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 17 Nov 2023£369,995 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 27 Oct 2023£316,346 Detached New buildFreehold
13A, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 16 Aug 2022£550,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 25 May 2022£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 7 Apr 2022£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 4 Jun 2021£230,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 6 Nov 2020£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 4 Sep 2020£439,950 DetachedFreehold
3, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 4 Sep 2020£175,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 31 Jul 2020£206,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 10 Mar 2020£210,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 15 Nov 2019£235,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 26 Apr 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 11 Mar 2019£152,505 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 15 May 2018£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 14 Feb 2018£210,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 3 Mar 2017£202,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 11 Aug 2016£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13A, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 24 Mar 2016£185,000 DetachedFreehold
13B, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 22 Mar 2016£499,950 DetachedFreehold
19, Wellhouse Lane S36 8ER 29 Jan 2016£187,500 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
3, Wellhouse Lane £175,000 (Sep 2020) → £215,000 (Mar 2024) → £280,000 (Jul 2026) +60%
over 6 yrs
23, Wellhouse Lane £235,000 (Nov 2019) → £340,000 (Sep 2025) +45%
over 6 yrs
26, Wellhouse Lane £210,000 (Mar 2020) → £439,950 (Sep 2020) → £575,000 (Aug 2025) +174%
over 5 yrs
30, Wellhouse Lane £165,000 (Apr 2019) → £237,500 (Jun 2024) +44%
over 5 yrs
13A, Wellhouse Lane £185,000 (Mar 2016) → £550,000 (Aug 2022) +197%
over 6 yrs
18, Wellhouse Lane £176,000 (May 2018) → £225,000 (May 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs
1, Wellhouse Lane £210,000 (Feb 2018) → £206,000 (Jul 2020) -2%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wellhouse Lane

Crime

47 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wellhouse Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences14
Shoplifting10
Anti-social behaviour9
Criminal damage & arson6
Other theft3
Public order2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wellhouse Lane is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Don catchment Flood alert area
  • River Dearne catchment Flood alert area
  • River Don at Penistone Bridge, Wordsworth Court and Wentworth Meadows, Penistone Flood warning area
  • River Don at Hoyle Mill lane, Thurlstone and part of the A628 in Penistone Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wellhouse Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Penistone Grammar School 1,946 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School 493 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Springvale Primary School 227 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Thurlstone Primary School 182 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Hoylandswaine Primary School 94 pupils Primary 4–11 Inadequate Report 1.0 mi
Oxspring Primary School 135 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Millhouse Primary School 100 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School 52 pupils Primary Church of England 4–10 Report 2.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Penistone station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Silkstone Common station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Denby Dale station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Well House Lane/Well House Way (adj, Well House Lane) 1 min walk
  • Wellhouse Lane/Halifax Road (opp, Wellhouse Lane) 1 min walk
  • Barnsley Road/Wellhouse Lane (adj, Barnsley Road) 2 min walk
  • Barnsley Road/Wellhouse Lane (nr, Barnsley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kingswell Surgery Pms Practice
    40 Shrewsbury Road, Penistone, Sheffield · 0.5 mi
  • Penistone Group Pms Practice
    19 High Street, Penistone, Sheffield · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Penistone · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Penistone Superstore · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Penistone · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Silkestone Express Petrol · 2.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Clark's Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Penistone Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.7%62.5%
Private rented8.0%20.3%
Social rented3.3%17.1%
Households764

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.9%64.1%
Aged 65+25.9%18.6%
Residents1,842

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks89%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Barnsley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Wellhouse Lane

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White97.3%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.7%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian59.6%51.3%
No religion33.8%42.1%
Not answered5%5.2%
Muslim0.5%0.6%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Sikh0.3%0.1%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK97.3%93.6%
Born outside the UK2.7%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
Level 4 qualifications and above45.1%23.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.8%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%14.5%
No qualifications11.3%25.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%10.8%
Apprenticeship6%6.6%
Other qualifications2.1%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health55.1%43.4%
Good health31.2%33.6%
Fair health10.7%15.5%
Bad health2.3%5.8%
Very bad health0.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
2 cars or vans in household46.9%27.4%
1 car or van in household31.3%41.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%8.4%
No cars or vans in household5.1%22.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Barnsley.

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