26 Dykes Lane, Sheffield, S6 4RH

26 Dykes Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheffield (S6 4RH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 69 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 77.2% above the 2009 sale of £148,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.