169 John Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S2 4QX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 88% above the 2005 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
169 John Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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169 John Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
CO₂ Emissions for 169 John Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,064
Street avg £1,329
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
58.3dB

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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
24 January 2005Most recent
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S2 4QX: £104,000 (2021–2015).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
S2 4SA
Shoreham Street/Charlotte Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
UTC Sheffield City Centre. 37 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB