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Fairthorn, Apartment 14, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Fairthorn

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

Fairthorn is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S17 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 73 m² this is the 24th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in Fairthorn, where floor areas span 55–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 46.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £150,000 in March 2023.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2021from Jun 2009
Low Energy Lighting
40%71%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryGround Floor FlatFreeholdEPC DNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fairthorn, Apartment 14, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Fairthorn has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£220,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.4% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£150,000

Growth on file: -9.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2023Most recent

    £150,000

    -33.3%over 4 years

  2. 22 February 2019

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S17 3AJ: £265,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Townhead Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Fairthorn lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,055

Street avg £3,832

Strongly below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fairthorn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£226k

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£214k

Abbeydale Hall, Apartment 34, 240 Abbeydale Road South, Dore

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£227k

Abbeydale Hall, Apartment 27, 240 Abbeydale Road South, Dore

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£234k

Abbeydale Hall, Apartment 10, 240 Abbeydale Road South, Dore

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Abbeydale Hall, Apartment 28, 240 Abbeydale Road South, Dore

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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.
Full Sheffield report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 km

Devonshire Terrace Road/Leyfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Dore Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 S17 3AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S17 3AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S17 3AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fairthorn, Apartment 14, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.