What type of property is 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY sell for?

5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY last sold for £435,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £304,995 in April 2016, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

Across 2 sales between April 2016 and November 2024, 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY rose from £304,995 to £435,000, a change of £130,005. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY is B with a score of 88 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (1,496 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S60 8AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY is in council tax band E.

Where is 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY located?

5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY sits in Waverley, Rotherham, Rotherham. It falls within the S60 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

Police records around 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY show an average of 13 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

The closest primary school to 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY is Waverley Primary Academy (387m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Handsworth Grange Community Sports College (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Highfield Square, S60 8AY is Highfield Lane/Highfield Spring, 45m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Highfield Square, Waverley, Rotherham, S60 8AY

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

139 m²

1496 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 88

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Highfield Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Highfield Square is a four-bedroom detached house in Waverley, Rotherham, Rotherham (S60 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in November 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

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EPC Rating

B88

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Highfield Square, Waverley, Rotherham, S60 8AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Highfield Square has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Highfield Square was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£441,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£435,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

22 November 2024Most recent
£435,000
+42.6%over 8 years
28 April 2016
£304,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in S60 8AY: £264,240 (2021–2015).

Nearby sales in S60 8AY

On the street

Versus other Highfield Square homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 Highfield Square stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,129

Street avg £2,245

Strongly above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Below

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Rotherham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

13/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Highfield Lane/Highfield Spring — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Waverley Primary Academy. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S60 8AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S60 8AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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