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York House, Apartment 20, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG

EPC B3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Floor 03
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
168 m²
1808 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About York House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

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
Energy

Energy performance

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

York House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2021from Jun 2009
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
43%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against York House, Apartment 20, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2017
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2017
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
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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.

York House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£286,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£283,000

Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2021Most recent

    £283,000

    +6.8%over 4 years
  2. 22 September 2016

    £265,000

    +6.0%over 9 years
  3. 13 February 2007

    £249,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in S1 2FG: £184,500 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for York House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,685

Street avg £8,910

Strongly below

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sheffield district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S1 2FG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S1 2FG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for S1 2FG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 63 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about York House, Apartment 20, 2 Orchard Lane, Sheffield, S1 2FG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.