Bents Farm, Swallow Cottage, Penny Lane, Totley, Sheffield, S17 3AZ
About Bents Farm
Bents Farm is a semi-detached house in Totley, Sheffield, Sheffield (S17 3AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2012. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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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.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Bents Farm, Swallow Cottage, Penny Lane, Totley, Sheffield, S17 3AZ
- Nov 2012AnnexFullOutcome in report
Use of building as residental accommodation (Application under Section 73 to remove condition No 4. (Building to remain ancillary to Bents Farm for use as holiday accommodation only) as imposed by planning permission 99/01397/FUL - Alteration and extension to barn to form holiday letting accommodation, demolition of outbuilding and erection of outbuilding (Amended floor plan and parking layout received on 06/11/2012)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/03193/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Bents Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in S17 3AZ: £382,500 (2024–2013).
Versus other Penny Lane homes
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Baslow Road/Hillfoot Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB