53 Ironstone Crescent, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 3XT

53 Ironstone Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chapeltown, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 6th smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–169 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 57 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. Last sale on file: £121,000 in May 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 18.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode.