# UNIVERSE WORKS, 97B FLAT 3 MARY STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4RT

## Property details

- Slug: `9401400` (address key hash: `9401400e0f6bacf9e748eb14248e4d5571d93c26`)
- Postcode: S1 4RT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Last sold: £180,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £118,242 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 1107 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £180,000
- Date: 2026-03-09
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-09 | £180,000 | Flat | — | £182,851 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-ba1c-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| UNIVERSE WORKS, 97B FLAT 3 MARY STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4RT | £180,000 | 09/03/2026 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| JET CENTRO, 79 APARTMENT 81 ST MARYS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S2 4AU | £37,000 | 20/11/2025 | Flat |
| THE CUBE, 189 APARTMENT 22 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4QU | £87,500 | 30/11/2023 | Flat |
| GIBSON WORKS, 63 APARTMENT 4 ST MARYS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S2 4AN | £55,000 | 24/05/2023 | Flat |
| GIBSON WORKS, 63 APARTMENT 19 ST MARYS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S2 4AN | £82,000 | 19/10/2022 | Flat |
| THE CUBE, 189 APARTMENT 46 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4QU | £95,000 | 29/07/2022 | Flat |
| GIBSON WORKS, 63 APARTMENT 1 ST MARYS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S2 4AN | £75,000 | 06/07/2022 | Flat |
| THE CUBE, 189 APARTMENT 35 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4QU | £98,000 | 25/02/2022 | Flat |
| CITY WALK, 1 APARTMENT 1 SYLVESTER STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4RN | £90,000 | 28/01/2022 | Flat |
| THE CUBE, 189 APARTMENT 30 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4QU | £97,000 | 14/01/2022 | Flat |
| GIBSON WORKS, 63 APARTMENT 17 ST MARYS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S2 4AN | £75,000 | 16/09/2021 | Flat |
| CITY WALK, 1 APARTMENT 8 SYLVESTER STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S1 4RN | £84,000 | 14/09/2021 | Flat |
| 75 - 77 REGENCY HOUSE ST MARYS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S2 4AN | £3,800,000 | 17/08/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £389,625 (12 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -19.7%
- **10y growth:** -30.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5%
- **5y growth (index):** 10.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 32%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £770/mo
- **Realistic:** £856/mo
- **Optimistic:** £942/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Sheffield (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Pearl Works, S1 | £725/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Sandal House, S2 | £800/mo | 1 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Flat, Cemetery Road, S11 | £1,950/mo | 5 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Broughton House, S1 | £775/mo | 1 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,063/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £98,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £78,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £788/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-25/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 355 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 190 |
| Shoplifting | 114 |
| Public order | 92 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Other theft | 57 |
| Vehicle crime | 50 |
| Drugs | 47 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Robbery | 31 |
| Other crime | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 21 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 |
| Possession of weapons | 13 |
| **Total incidents** | **1107** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| UTC Sheffield City Centre | Secondary | 0.1 miles | Good — 15 Mar 2020 |
| Freeman College | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| The Sheffield College | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Seven Hills School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 4 Jul 2024 |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |