What type of property is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR?

20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR sell for?

20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR last sold for £270,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR?

The current EPC rating for 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR?

20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in S66 1DR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR?

20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR is in council tax band D.

Where is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR located?

20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR sits in Wickersley, Rotherham, Rotherham. It falls within the S66 postcode district.

Is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 70% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR?

The closest primary school to 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR is St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School (518m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wickersley School and Sports College (879m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR?

The closest bus stop to 20 Sorby Way, S66 1DR is Morthen Road/Wood Lane, 336m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Sorby Way, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 1DR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Sorby Way

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

20 Sorby Way is a two-bedroom detached house in Wickersley, Rotherham, Rotherham (S66 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 113.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Sorby Way, Wickersley, Rotherham, S66 1DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Sorby Way 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 December 2022Most recent
£270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S66 1DR: £293,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in S66 1DR

On the street

Versus other Sorby Way homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Sorby Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,625

Street avg £3,017

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£181k

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S66 1UJ

2 bed1 bath

£166k

1 Companions Close, Wickersley

S66 1AU

2 bed2 bath

£555k

1 Air Mount Close, Wickersley

S66 1AQ

2 bed

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1 Avill Way, Wickersley

S66 1DL

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1 Brookhaven Way, Bramley

S66 1WH

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1 Blake Close, Bramley

S66 1UN

4 bed2 bath

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1 Fairways, Wickersley

S66 1AE

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Morthen Road/Wood Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S66 1DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S66 1DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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