Oak House, The Ford, Ridgeway, Sheffield, S12 3YD

Oak House is a six-bedroom detached house in Ridgeway, Sheffield, Sheffield (S12 3YD). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced Sheffield HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (189 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £915,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.