What kind of home is The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH sell for?

The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH last sold for £165,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £177,740 in February 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

Across 3 sales between February 2006 and February 2022, The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH fell from £177,740 to £165,000, a change of £12,740. That works out to roughly -0.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH have?

The current EPC rating for The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. It has improved from a C recorded in January 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH use?

The latest EPC at The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is in council tax band C.

Which area is The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH in?

The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH sits in Sheffield. It falls within the S1 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

Police records around The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 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 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The closest primary school to The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 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.

How well connected is The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The closest bus stop to The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 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 42, 20 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EH

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 3rd

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band C

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 two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 76 m² this is the 19th smallest of 46 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 60).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. Sold February 2022 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2019

EPC Rating

B84

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

Apr 2019from Jan 2009

EPC improved fromC78toB84

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation

InsulatedInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chimes, Apartment 42, 20 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Chimes has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

14applications of note in the surrounding area

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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

£182,000

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

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Last sold (2022)

£165,000

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

Sales timeline

18 February 2022Most recent
£165,000
-4.3%over 15 years
1 December 2006
£172,500
-2.9%over 10 months
6 February 2006
£177,740

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

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On the street

Versus other Vicar Lane homes

Four headline reads against 45 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Chimes stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,171

Street avg £2,191

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 76 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly above

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

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