43 Headford Gardens, Sheffield, S3 7XB

43 Headford Gardens is a one-bedroom detached house in Sheffield (S3 7XB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 53 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–118 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 (50 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 42 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 52 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 21.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £92,000.