2a, Bellhouse Road, Sheffield, S5 6HL

2a is a semi-detached house in Sheffield (S5 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 is 61.7% below the 2022 sale of £290,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. At 49 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.