20 Helmsley Close, Swallownest, Sheffield, S26 4NU

20 Helmsley Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Swallownest, Sheffield, Sheffield (S26 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 83). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 332.7% above the 1997 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 60.5% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 18 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.