The Chimes, Apartment 24, 18 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EH

The Chimes is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 65 m² this is the 8th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in The Chimes, where floor areas span 36–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 10.9% below the 2006 sale of £175,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since February 2006, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 65 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 47 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).