What kind of home is The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH last sold for £115,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £125,000 in March 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 2006 and December 2021, The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH fell from £125,000 to £115,000, a change of £10,000. That works out to roughly -0.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH have?

The current EPC rating for The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft), around 56 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in S1 2EH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH use?

The latest EPC at The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH in?

The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH sits in Sheffield. It falls within the S1 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

Police records around The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (450% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The closest primary school to The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is Netherthorpe Primary School (773m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is UTC Sheffield City Centre (910m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The closest bus stop to The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is Church Street/High Street, 122m away. The nearest tram option is Cathedral to Middlewood/Malin Br, 124m away.

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The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EH

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 3rd

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About The Chimes

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

The Chimes is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sheffield (S1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 4th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in The Chimes, where floor areas span 36–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 47 units on file.

At 56 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 46 EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Sold December 2021 for £115,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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.

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2020

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2020from Sept 2008

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation

InsulatedInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chimes, Apartment 16, 18 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Chimes has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The Chimes's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£126,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£115,000

Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

14 December 2021Most recent
£115,000
-17.3%over 14 years
15 April 2007
£139,000
+11.2%over 1 year
3 March 2006
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S1 2EH: £178,250 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in S1 2EH

On the street

Versus other Vicar Lane homes

Four headline reads against 46 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, The Chimes runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,054

Street avg £2,217

Below

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church Street/High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Netherthorpe Primary School. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S1 2EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for S1 2EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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