597 Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DP

597 Manchester Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Stocksbridge, Sheffield, Sheffield (S36 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since October 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 sits 172.5% above the 2008 sale of £80,000.