4 Barlow Drive, Sheffield, S6 5HQ
About 4 Barlow Drive
4 Barlow Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sheffield (S6 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 38.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £145,000.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
4 Barlow Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Barlow Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 6 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2020Most recent
£145,000
+61.1%over 6 years7 August 2014
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S6 5HQ: £138,000 (2025–2015).
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Versus other Barlow Drive homes
4 Barlow Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,706
Street avg £1,588
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Forge Valley School Access/Wood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Forge Valley School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB