18 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT
About 18 California Drive
18 California Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Chapeltown, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £240,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 27.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse and erection of a rear/side conservatory
Extension- Reference
- 05/01543/FUL
What's in 18 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 California Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2021Most recent
£240,000
+72.7%over 16 years28 January 2005
£139,000
+11.2%2 September 2004
£125,000
+108.3%over 3 years18 December 2000
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S35 1QT: £189,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in S35 1QT
56 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT
Sold Mar 2025
£235,0007 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT
Sold Jul 2023
£185,00025 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT
Sold Jan 2023
£232,50031 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT
Sold Nov 2022
£189,0004 California Drive, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1QT
Sold Jul 2022
£235,000
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Versus other California Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 18 California Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,376
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ecclesfield Road/Park View Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Coit Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB