What type of property is The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH last sold for £195,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £179,866 in October 2006, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

Across 2 sales between October 2006 and September 2022, The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH rose from £179,866 to £195,000, a change of £15,134. That works out to roughly +0.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The current EPC rating for The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. It has improved from a D recorded in February 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH heated?

The latest EPC at The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH is in council tax band C.

Where is The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH located?

The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH sits in Sheffield. It falls within the S1 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

Police records around The Chimes, Apartment 50, 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.

Which schools serve The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The closest primary school to The Chimes, Apartment 50, 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.

What transport links are near The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 Vicar Lane, S1 2EH?

The closest bus stop to The Chimes, Apartment 50, 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 50, 20 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EH

Property type

End terrace

Floor 07

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

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 end-of-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. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 76 m² this is the 20th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £195,000 in September 2022. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
StudyYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

May 2025

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2021from Feb 2011

Low Energy Lighting

5%50%

More low energy lighting installed

May 2025from Mar 2021

EPC improved fromD63toC70

Heating Controls

Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Ventilation

NaturalExtract

Mechanical ventilation installed

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21st centuryMid Floor FlatFreeholdEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chimes, Apartment 50, 20 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

£197,000

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)

£195,000

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

Sales timeline

22 September 2022Most recent
£195,000
+8.4%over 15 years
17 October 2006
£179,866

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 years held, The Chimes runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,566

Street avg £2,206

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 76 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

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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

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70 dB

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