York House, Apartment 18, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
About York House
York House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S1 2FG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. At 107 m² this is the 16th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in York House, where floor areas span 45–168 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 18 units on file.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 28.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 31.8% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2015ExtensionHeritageIn report
Proposed mezzanine to provide additional accomodation
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00446/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at York House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
York House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.9% per year over 7 years.
£181,000
Growth on file: -1.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2014Most recent
£181,000
-12.3%over 6 years27 September 2007
£206,396
Median price across the last 5 sales in S1 2FG: £184,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in S1 2FG
York House, Apartment 11, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Aug 2023
£180,000York House, Apartment 9, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Jan 2023
£184,500York House, Apartment 20, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Sept 2021
£283,000York House, Apartment 19, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Mar 2021
£227,500York House, Apartment 8, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Jan 2021
£137,000
Everything we know about York House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Orchard Lane homes
York House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,692
Street avg £8,910
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
City Hall — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.7 km
Springfield Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB