What kind of home is 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ last sold for £265,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

The current EPC rating for 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,410 sq ft), around 66 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S26 3XJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ use?

The latest EPC at 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ in?

42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ sits in Aughton, Sheffield, Sheffield. It falls within the S26 postcode district.

What is crime like near 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

Police records around 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

The closest primary school to 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ is Aughton Primary Academy (170m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Aston Academy (585m).

How well connected is 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ?

The closest bus stop to 42a, Main Street, S26 3XJ is Aughton Road/Westfield Avenue, 156m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42a, Main Street, Aughton, Sheffield, S26 3XJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

131 m²

1410 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42a is a two-bedroom detached house in Aughton, Sheffield, Sheffield (S26 3XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 27.5% above the 2021 sale price. Sold March 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2017

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2017from Nov 2008

Heating Controls

FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

33%86%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42a, Main Street, Aughton, Sheffield, S26 3XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42a has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£338,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 March 2021Most recent
£265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S26 3XJ: £265,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in S26 3XJ

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 42a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,023

Street avg £2,329

Below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed2 bath

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1 Daniels Drive, Aughton

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1 Turnshaw Road, Ulley

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sheffield district page.

Full Sheffield report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Aughton Road/Westfield Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Aughton Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S26 3XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S26 3XJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42a, Main Street, Aughton, Sheffield, S26 3XJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.