5 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX
About 5 Floodgate Drive
5 Floodgate Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, Sheffield (S35 9WX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) 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.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 284.1% above the 1999 sale of £56,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 63.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2006FullIn report
Retention of boundary fence
- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01009/FUL
What's in 5 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Floodgate Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£56,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 1999Most recent
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S35 9WX: £220,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in S35 9WX
33 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX
Sold Nov 2024
£220,00034 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX
Sold Dec 2023
£300,00028 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX
Sold Nov 2022
£257,000Regency Court, Apartment 6, 51 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX
Sold Aug 2022
£84,000Regency Court, Apartment 14, 51 Floodgate Drive, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WX
Sold Aug 2022
£80,000
Everything we know about 5 Floodgate Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Floodgate Drive homes
5 Floodgate Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£673
Street avg £2,106
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Cross Hill/High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ecclesfield Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB