5 Ball Road, Sheffield, S6 4LY
About 5 Ball Road
5 Ball Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sheffield (S6 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement.
Sold January 2021 for £145,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 84 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 36.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Ball Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Ball Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£145,000
+16.0%over 4 years24 March 2016
£125,000
+25.0%27 September 2015
£100,000
+198.5%over 17 years24 June 1998
£33,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S6 4LY: £160,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 5 Ball Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Ball Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Ball Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,726
Street avg £1,494
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Malin Bridge To City — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Malin Bridge Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB