5 Gainsford Road, Sheffield, S9 4RJ
About 5 Gainsford Road
5 Gainsford Road is an end-of-terrace house in Sheffield (S9 4RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 36.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Gainsford Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Gainsford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.2% per year over 9 years.
£98,000
Growth on file: 21.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2007Most recent
£98,000
+180.0%over 2 years31 May 2004
£35,000
+9.4%over 3 years14 September 2000
£32,000
+100.0%over 3 years26 August 1997
£16,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S9 4RJ: £95,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in S9 4RJ
Versus other Gainsford Road homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Gainsford Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,140
Street avg £757
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Staniforth Road/Gainsford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







