1 Old Cottages, Midhopestones, Sheffield, S36 4GW

1 Old Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Midhopestones, Sheffield, Sheffield (S36 4GW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 121), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 52.3% above the 2021 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2021 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.