298 Fox Hill Road, Sheffield, S6 1BH
About 298 Fox Hill Road
298 Fox Hill Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheffield (S6 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 13.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £153,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Energy performance
298 Fox Hill Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2009FullIn report
Construction of a means of vehicular access
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00515/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
298 Fox Hill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 13 years.
£153,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2023Most recent
£153,000
+71.9%over 9 years17 January 2014
£89,000
+6.0%over 4 years6 November 2009
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S6 1BH: £145,000 (2022–2017).
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Fox Hill Road homes
On price per m², 298 Fox Hill Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,318
Street avg £1,450
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fox Hill Road/Wilcox Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Fox Hill Primary. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB