78 Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DN
About 78 Main Road
78 Main Road is a detached house in Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 52.5% above the 2017 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Energy performance
78 Main Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 October 2027
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Planning history
78 Main Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
78 Main Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2017Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S35 0DN: £270,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in S35 0DN
16 Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DN
Sold Apr 2026
£270,00098 Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DN
Sold Aug 2025
£286,0002 Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DN
Sold Mar 2025
£315,0008 Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DN
Sold Feb 2025
£157,50012 Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DN
Sold Jun 2022
£269,995
Versus other Main Road homes
On habitable rooms, 78 Main Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,202
Street avg £2,605
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
217/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Main Road/School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wharncliffe Side Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







