3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ
About 3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive
3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive is a detached house in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 9TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 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. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 53 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 sits 322.4% above the 1996 sale of £80,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory (additional plan received 9/3//07)
Extension- Documents
- 46 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00723/FUL
What's in 3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 July 1996Most recent
£80,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in S35 9TZ: £166,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in S35 9TZ
40 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ
Sold Sept 2025
£390,000Johnsons Courtyard, Apartment 6, 34 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ
Sold Dec 2024
£165,000Johnsons Courtyard, Apartment 14, 36 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ
Sold Jun 2024
£122,5007 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ
Sold May 2024
£360,000Johnsons Courtyard, Apartment 7, 34 Mellor Lea Farm Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9TZ
Sold Dec 2023
£166,000
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Versus other Mellor Lea Farm Drive homes
3 Mellor Lea Farm Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£723
Street avg £1,876
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Nether Lane/Johnson Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chapeltown Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB