Don Cottage, Flat 3, 16 Low Road, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0HD
About Don Cottage
Don Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oughtibridge, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 0HD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Don Cottage, where floor areas span 49–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 13.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 4 EPCs). Sold December 2023 for £143,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2005SubdivisionFullIn report
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse to form 4 flats (as amended by e-mail received 27/4/2005)
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/00778/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Don Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 16 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2023Most recent
£143,000
+2.3%over 16 years23 August 2007
£139,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in S35 0HD: £130,000 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in S35 0HD
Don Cottage, Flat 4, 16 Low Road, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0HD
Sold Nov 2023
£135,000Don Cottage, Flat 2, 16 Low Road, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0HD
Sold Sept 2021
£155,000Don Cottage, Flat 1, 16 Low Road, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0HD
Sold Sept 2015
£128,00018 20, Low Road, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0HD
Sold Sept 2001
£100,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Low Road homes
Price per m² for Don Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,804
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Low Road/Station Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oughtibridge Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB