56 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER
About 56 Acorn Drive
56 Acorn Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Stannington, Sheffield, Sheffield (S6 6ER). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 85.2% above the 2011 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (September 2011).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
56 Acorn Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Acorn Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First-floor side extension including dormers to front of dwellinghouse (Amended 11.07.2017)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02023/FUL
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Alterations including raised roof height and dormer to front of garage
- Agent
- Plans for extensions
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03029/FUL
What's in 56 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
56 Acorn Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2011Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S6 6ER: £347,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S6 6ER
7 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER
Sold Mar 2025
£249,00062 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER
Sold Feb 2025
£380,00040 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER
Sold Nov 2024
£347,00078 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER
Sold Jun 2022
£371,35011 Acorn Drive, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 6ER
Sold Dec 2021
£245,000
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Versus other Acorn Drive homes
Floor Area for 56 Acorn Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,596
Street avg £3,213
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Acorn Drive/Flask View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Nook Lane Junior School. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB