5 Walkley Road, Sheffield, S6 2XJ

5 Walkley Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheffield (S6 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–129 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 16.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 76.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.