40 Priestley Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S2 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Sheffield HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 32.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £127,500 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
40 Priestley Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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40 Priestley Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 22 years.
£127,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 22 years.
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What we flagged
40 Priestley Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,466
Street avg £2,194
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
Queens Road/Cream Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
30-day money-back guarantee
20 January 2021Most recent
£127,500
+358.4%over 21 years30 April 1999
£27,812
Median price across the last 5 sales in S2 4DD: £169,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
S2 4SA
Closest school
0.4 km
The Sheffield College. 33 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB