Old Cottage Close Sheffield
11 addresses across 1 postcode (S13), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34406667.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £244,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Sheffield cost £217,603 in August 2026 (+0.6% on a year); private rents averaged £936 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: Its postcode is in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Storm overflows: 7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 100 times (525 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sheffield costs £2,510 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Woodhouse, about 290 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Flockton Park, is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 54 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodhouse Medical Centre, about 900 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 85 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £244,000 | £244,000 | £244,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £197,500 | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £254,975 | £149,950 | £360,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £164,950 | £164,950 | £164,950 |
| 2002 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 2001 | 3 | £85,000 | £50,000 | £87,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | £61,365 | £37,500 | £69,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2004 | 1 S13 7RJ | Detached | £164,950 | |
| 20 May 2002 | 1 S13 7RJ | Detached | £99,950 | New build. |
| 3 Dec 2012 | 3 S13 7RJ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2011 | 3 S13 7RJ | Detached | £197,500 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 3 S13 7RJ | Detached | £37,500 | New build. |
| 3 Nov 2000 | 5 S13 7RJ | Semi-detached | £69,950 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 7 S13 7RJ | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2006 | 7 S13 7RJ | Detached | £149,950 | |
| 25 Oct 2000 | 7 S13 7RJ | Detached | £69,950 | New build. |
| 28 Aug 2018 | 9 S13 7RJ | Semi-detached | £173,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2001 | 9 S13 7RJ | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2000 | 11 S13 7RJ | Detached | £52,780 | New build. |
| 6 Dec 2013 | 15 S13 7RJ | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2001 | 15 S13 7RJ | Detached | £87,000 | New build. |
| 6 Jul 2001 | 17 S13 7RJ | Detached | £85,000 | New build. |
| 21 Nov 2006 | 19 S13 7RJ | Detached | £360,000 |
House prices and rents in Sheffield
A typical home in Sheffield cost £217,603 in August 2026, 0.6% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 48% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £379,082 |
| Semi-detached | £237,042 |
| Terraced | £197,283 |
| Flat or maisonette | £132,556 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £192,153 |
Private renters in Sheffield paid £936 a month on average in September 2026, 4.1% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £693 |
| Two bedrooms | £844 |
| Three bedrooms | £972 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,345 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (2). Built: 1996-2002 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 21,581 kWh of it on average in 2024, 105% more than the district's 10,510 kWh, and 3,944 kWh of electricity, 42% more than the district's 2,783 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is S13.
Council tax
What each band costs in Sheffield in 2026-27: Band D £2,510 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,673 | £1,952 | £2,231 | £2,510 | £3,068 | £3,626 | £4,184 | £5,020 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (63% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Adjacent 125 Station Road Woodhouse Sheffield S13 7RF, permissioned (260 m)
- Brockwood Park Centre Station Road Woodhouse Sheffield S13 7QH, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Site Of 17 And 19 Market Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield S13 7PD, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Junction Road, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Sheffield Dragons College Of Martial Arts 36 - 38 Market Square Sheffield S13 7JX, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- China Town Restaurant, 3 Cross Street, Sheffield S13 7JQ, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 34 Tannery Street Sheffield S13 7JW, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre | Wind 2 turbines | 2.6 MW | Operational Jan 2009 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Holbrook Community Renewable Energy Centre Sheffield 12/00752/FUL | Biomass | 6.5 MW | Operational Apr 2017 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Penny Hill Lane Rotherham RB2009/0824 | Wind 6 turbines | 19.8 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
7 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 100 times, for 525 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Shirtcliff Brook, Tributary of the River Rother, River Rother.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Primary School Cso Yorkshire Water | Shirtcliff Brook | 7 | 3 | 280 m |
| Woodhouse Sewer Network - 3 Csos Yorkshire Water | Shirtcliff Brook | 1 | 1 | 280 m |
| Horsewood Road Cso Yorkshire Water; monitored 60% of the year | Shirtcliff Brook | 1 | 2 | 370 m |
| John Calvert Lane Cso Yorkshire Water | Tributary of the River Rother | 0 | 0 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Retford Rd Recreation Ground 3 Cso Yorkshire Water | River Rother | 53 | 185 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Retford Road Cso Yorkshire Water | River Rother | 19 | 176 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Woodhouse Mill Wwtw Yorkshire Water | River Rother | 19 | 159 | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 54 m and 64 m above sea level (60 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S13 7RJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Kiveton Bridge 69,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Road/Greenwood Lane Woodhouse | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 59.1 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodhouse Medical Centre Good Oct 2016 | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodhouse Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapel Street (Dental Surgery) | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital Requires improvement Sep 2021 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Balmoral Care Home Good Aug 2024 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Moss Way Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Junction, Woodhouse | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Flockton Park 21 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shire Brook Valley 101 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,710 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Soap House Lane Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 124 hectares in all.
Landmarks
9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shirtcliff Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Shire Brook Valley | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Carr Forge Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Beighton Mill Tail Goit | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Treeton Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Mill Stone Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 m | No published inspection | 54% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 41% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| Handsworth Grange Community Sports College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 39.6 (36.6 in 2025 and 39.7 in 2024); 32.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Ballifield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 59% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Aston Fence Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
| Woodhouse West Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 46% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 44% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 45% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 36% in 2024 and 41% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 160 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouse Community Playgroup S13 7RB | Sessional day care | 30 | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 160 m |
| Woodhouse Nursery S13 7PN | Full day care | 71 | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Twinkles S13 7JX | Full day care | 30 | Good (Sep 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playmania (South Yorkshire) Limited S13 9NR | Full day care | 24 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| ComputerXplorers Woodhouse S13 7GD | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Sheffield South East Stagecoach S13 9HJ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| JPAC Ltd At Ballifield S13 9HH | Out-of-school day care | 24 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 169 childminders and 26 home childcarers (nannies) in Sheffield. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Shaw S13 7RB | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Stockyard S13 7RB | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Select Convenience S13 7RF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 250 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| One Stop Stores Limited S13 7QP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2019 |
| The Sandwichery S13 9WE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Go Local S13 9WE | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Goathland Drive (19); On or near Goathland Close (16); On or near Badger Road (12); On or near Brockwood Close (9); On or near Goathland Place (9).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 76 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 67% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 24% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 71% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, detached (lodged 23 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- S13 7RJ: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Goathland Road · Station Road · Goathland Place · Greenwood Lane · Badger Place · Hannah Road · Brunswick Gardens · Goathland Close · David Close · Brockwood Close · Sylvia Close · Rodger Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.