York House, Apartment 19, 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 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 93 m² this is the 13th 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (14 versus a best of 82).
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold March 2021 for £227,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
York House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
York House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.3% per year over 14 years.
£227,500
Growth on file: -0.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2021Most recent
£227,500
-4.6%over 13 years21 May 2007
£238,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S1 2FG: £184,500 (2023–2020).
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 8, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Jan 2021
£137,000York House, Apartment 2, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Sept 2020
£5,086,442
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 epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,446
Street avg £8,866
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB