York House, Apartment 20, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
About York House
York House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sheffield (S1 2FG). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 168 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across York House (45–168 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 14). The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.
At 168 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 top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 32.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £283,000. 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
Energy performance
York House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2017ConditionsIn report
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 (Large Scale Details) and 4 (External Materials) imposed by planning permission 17/01556/FUL
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01556/COND1
- Dec 2017ConditionsIn report
Application to approve details in relation to condition number(s): 3 (Large Scale and Sectional Details) and 4 (External Materials) imposed by planning permission 17/01557/LBC
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01557/COND1
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.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 15 years.
£283,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£283,000
+6.8%over 4 years22 September 2016
£265,000
+6.0%over 9 years13 February 2007
£249,995
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 19, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Mar 2021
£227,500York House, Apartment 8, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG
Sold Jan 2021
£137,000York 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
EPC Rating for York House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,685
Street avg £8,910
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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