Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

35 VERELST AVENUE

ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DS

£72,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Holderness Drive/Verelst Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	Kaleido	0.5 miles
Train station	Woodhouse	1.9 miles
University	The University of Sheffield AMRC	2.9 miles
Hospital	Rotherham Hospital Urgent Care Center/A&E	3.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

84 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£72,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£857/m²

Local average

£199,448 (46 sales)

Street crime

105 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 22/12/2025

Expiry date: 21/12/2035

Current heating cost: £641/year

Potential heating cost: £598/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/01/2026	£72,000	Semi-detached	+311.4%	£72,866 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	24/04/2001	£17,500	Semi-detached	—	£75,672 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
12 CHELMSFORD AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2AU	£207,000	15/12/2025	Semi-detached
12 CHELMSFORD AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2AU	£207,000	15/12/2025	Semi-detached
1 LOVETOT AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BQ	£150,000	04/08/2023	Semi-detached
7 GRAY AVENUE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 3UZ	£110,000	19/04/2023	Semi-detached
101 WESLEY AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DU	£170,000	27/03/2023	Semi-detached
3 AUNBY DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4TJ	£147,000	15/12/2022	Semi-detached
5 ROSEDALE ROAD, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DA	£158,000	28/11/2022	Semi-detached
60 HOLDERNESS DRIVE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BH	£238,225	20/07/2022	Semi-detached
19 PAGENALL DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4UJ	£136,000	23/06/2022	Semi-detached
14 ROSEDALE ROAD, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DA	£140,000	25/05/2022	Semi-detached
5 TOWNEND AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DQ	£141,500	25/03/2022	Semi-detached
3 LOVETOT AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BQ	£153,000	22/03/2022	Semi-detached
37 HOLDERNESS DRIVE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BH	£130,000	03/03/2022	Semi-detached
7 PAGENALL DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4UJ	£160,000	22/12/2021	Semi-detached
1 ARCUBUS AVENUE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4TD	£75,000	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
16 CHELMSFORD AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2AU	£212,000	18/10/2021	Semi-detached
3 PAGENALL DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4UJ	£151,000	27/08/2021	Semi-detached
59 HOLDERNESS DRIVE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BH	£100,000	23/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £154,763 (18 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 14.5%

10y growth 38.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Rotherham. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.9%

5y (index) 26.2%

10y (index) 67.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Rotherham. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £612/mo

Realistic £680/mo

Optimistic £748/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Rotherham.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Rotherham: 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
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Rose Cottages, S26	£995/mo	3	0.63 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £995/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £124,375

Target investor price (1%) £99,500

Gross yield 16.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6×

Monthly cashflow £587/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 33.7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	40
Anti-social behaviour	35
Criminal damage and arson	7
Other theft	5
Vehicle crime	5
Public order	4
Burglary	3
Drugs	2
Robbery	2
Other crime	1
Shoplifting	1
Total incidents	105

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Springwood Junior Academy	Primary	0.1 miles	Outstanding — 9 Jul 2018
Aughton Junior Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 Dec 2012
Aughton Early Years Centre	Nursery	0.4 miles	Good — 3 Mar 2020
Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 30 Nov 2022
Aston Academy	Secondary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 30 Jan 2024

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# 35 VERELST AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DS

## Property details

- Slug: `b898a98` (address key hash: `b898a98771371618df35c6ab92ee3bc5e6f30950`)
- Postcode: S26 2DS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 84 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £72,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £857/m²
- Local average: £199,448 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 105 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £72,000
- Date: 2026-01-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 21/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £641/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2735-7622-0509-0922-7222)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-27 | £72,000 | Semi-detached | +311.4% | £72,866 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-75e0-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2001-04-24 | £17,500 | Semi-detached | — | £75,672 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/86004bff-9afd-43fa-819b-85fe02aea335) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 VERELST AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DS | £72,000 | 27/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 35 VERELST AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DS | £17,500 | 24/04/2001 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 CHELMSFORD AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2AU | £207,000 | 15/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 CHELMSFORD AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2AU | £207,000 | 15/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 1 LOVETOT AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BQ | £150,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 GRAY AVENUE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 3UZ | £110,000 | 19/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 101 WESLEY AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DU | £170,000 | 27/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 AUNBY DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4TJ | £147,000 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 ROSEDALE ROAD, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DA | £158,000 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 60 HOLDERNESS DRIVE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BH | £238,225 | 20/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 PAGENALL DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4UJ | £136,000 | 23/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ROSEDALE ROAD, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DA | £140,000 | 25/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 TOWNEND AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2DQ | £141,500 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 LOVETOT AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BQ | £153,000 | 22/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 HOLDERNESS DRIVE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BH | £130,000 | 03/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 PAGENALL DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4UJ | £160,000 | 22/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ARCUBUS AVENUE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4TD | £75,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 16 CHELMSFORD AVENUE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2AU | £212,000 | 18/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 3 PAGENALL DRIVE, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 4UJ | £151,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 59 HOLDERNESS DRIVE, ASTON, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S26 2BH | £100,000 | 23/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £154,763 (18 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 14.5%
- **10y growth:** 38.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Rotherham; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 67.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Rotherham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £612/mo
- **Realistic:** £680/mo
- **Optimistic:** £748/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Rotherham (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Rose Cottages, S26 | £995/mo | 3 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £995/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.38% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £124,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £99,500

*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 £995/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 16.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £587/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 33.7%

*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 | 40 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **105** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Springwood Junior Academy | Primary | 0.1 miles | Outstanding — 9 Jul 2018 |
| Aughton Junior Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2012 |
| Aughton Early Years Centre | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Good — 3 Mar 2020 |
| Aston All Saints CofE (A) Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 30 Nov 2022 |
| Aston Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 30 Jan 2024 |