5 Babington Close is a semi-detached house in Sheffield (S2 1LD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 64 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Babington Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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5 Babington Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
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What we flagged
5 Babington Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wulfric Road/Babington Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Closest school
0.5 km
Prince Edward Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB