Metis, Apartment 103, 1 Scotland Street, Sheffield, S3 7AQ

Metis is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S3 7AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 76 m² this is the 78th smallest of 80 units on EPC record in Metis, where floor areas span 36–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (April 2021) 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 February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 79 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.