87 Forge Lane, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0GG

87 Forge Lane is a semi-detached house in Oughtibridge, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 0GG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £150,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 68.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.