14 Broom Chase, Rotherham, S60 2SQ

14 Broom Chase is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rotherham (S60 2SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (40–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.