The Old Church is a four-bedroom detached house in Middle Handley, Sheffield, Sheffield (S21 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 70).
At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (174 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 sits 90.3% above the 2021 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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The Old Church ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
A recent planning application at The Old Church was refused — worth checking the council file.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
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
The Old Church is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,462
Street avg £3,342
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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19 February 2021Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S21 5RY: £670,000 (2021–2013).
Stonedge Westfield Lane Middle Handley Sheffield
Sold Nov 2021
Wheelwright House Westfield Lane Middle Handley Sheffield
Sold Aug 2020
Warren House Westfield Lane Middle Handley Sheffield
Sold Nov 2018
Holly Tree House Westfield Lane Middle Handley Sheffield
Sold Jan 2013
Briars Westfield Lane Middle Handley Sheffield
Sold Dec 2011

Street avg 8.0 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
S21 5RZ
Devonshire Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Marsh Lane Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB