24 The Grove, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0EA

24 The Grove is a semi-detached house in Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 0EA). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1996, a hold of 30 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 £142,000 sits 435.8% above the 1996 sale of £26,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 57.7% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).