579 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, S5 9JF
About 579 Wordsworth Avenue
579 Wordsworth Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheffield (S5 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 10 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. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 81.1% above the 2020 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £90,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
579 Wordsworth Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
579 Wordsworth Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
579 Wordsworth Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 5 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£90,000
+28.6%over 1 year23 June 2019
£70,000
+12.0%over 3 years31 March 2016
£62,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S5 9JF: £69,950 (2021–1998).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wordsworth Avenue/Wheata Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Monteney Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB








