Apartment 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Sheffield (S2 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 53 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (30–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 43). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 53 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Apartment 1's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Erection of 3x apartments with cycle store to rear of former public house (Resubmission of 20/01630/FUL)
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Apartment 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£146,000
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
Apartment 1 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 45 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Erection of a two-storey building to form 4x apartments with cycle store to rear of former public house
Median price across the last 5 sales in S2 3AF: £191,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
S2 3AF
Richards Road/Richards Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Anns Grove Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB