Fairthorn, Apartment 25, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ
About Fairthorn
Fairthorn is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sheffield (S17 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 28th 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 across 29 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views.
Last sale on file: £240,000 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 80 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 28 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Fairthorn has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Fairthorn's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 11 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2022Most recent
£240,000
-2.0%over 4 years29 April 2018
£245,000
-6.3%over 3 years24 September 2014
£261,500
+10.1%over 2 years16 November 2011
£237,453
Median price across the last 5 sales in S17 3AJ: £265,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in S17 3AJ
Fairthorn, Apartment 28, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ
Sold Nov 2025
£265,000Fairthorn, Apartment 6, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ
Sold Jun 2025
£250,000Fairthorn, Apartment 27, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£272,500Fairthorn, Apartment 17, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ
Sold Feb 2025
£220,000Fairthorn, Apartment 7, 117 Townhead Road, Sheffield, S17 3AJ
Sold Aug 2024
£275,000
Versus other Townhead Road homes
Fairthorn outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £3,797
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







