Sold Semi-detached

168 BROOK HILL

ROTHERHAM, THORPE HESLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE S61 2PZ

2 beds 1 baths 710 sq ft Listed 22 Feb 2017 (-3448d)

£134,950

Guide Price

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The Property

The Property Living Room Kitchen / Diner Kitchen / Diner Kitchen Master Bedroom Living Room Master Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom Front View Rear Garden Rear Garden

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

66 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£142,000 Jun 2017

Price per m²

£2,045/m²

Local average

£193,524 (-30.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (15,952 of 33,755)

Street crime

27 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • OPEN DAY THIS SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY BETWEEN 10.30-1.00Pm
  • Beautifully Presented Semi-Detached House
  • Living Room
  • Kitchen Diner
  • Two Bedrooms
  • Bathroom
  • Off Road Parking
  • Gardens To Front And Rear
  • Double Glazed
  • Stunning Countryside Views To The Front

Additional details

Heating
Gas central
Parking
Yes, Driveway
Garden
Private garden, Yes

Description

The Property
COME TO OUR OPEN DAY THIS SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY BETWEEN 10.30-1.00PM.
A well presented, modern and desirable semi detached house set within this popular established residential area of Thorpe Hesley. The accommodation comprises of Living room, Kitchen / Diner, two bedrooms, and bathroom, gardens to front and rear including off road parking for two cars.

Entrance Hall
Enter via part Opaque UPVC double glazed door to hallway, stairs to first floor landing, door to living room.


Living Room
14ft6 x 12ft3
UPVC double glazed bay window to front aspect, room centred by victorian style gas fired flame coal fire with wooden surround and hearth, TV point, Telephone point, door to kitchen diner.


Kitchen / Diner
15ft6 x 9ft1
Two double glazed UPVC windows to rear aspect, part opaque double glazed door to rear aspect, door to under stairs storage cupboard, modern fitted kitchen comprising of wall and base units with light wood effect work surfaces over, built-in electric oven and extractor with gas hob, space for fridge freezer, sink and drainer with mixer tap over fitted washing machine and wine cooler, decorative tiling to work surface areas.

First Floor Landing
Doors to accommodation and bathroom, loft access which is part boarded.



Bedroom One
12ft4 x 14ft2
UPVC double glazed bay window to front aspect benefiting from countryside views, double doors to walk-in wardrobe providing hanging and shelving space.


Bathroom
Opaque UPVC double glazed window to rear aspect, bathroom suite comprising of WC, wall mounted wash hand basin with mixer tap, bath with mixer tap and shower over, wall mounted heated towel rail, tiled to all wash areas and tiled floor.

Bedroom Two
9ft6 x 9ft2
Two UPVC double glazed windows to rear aspect.

Outside
Outside the rear garden is tastefully landscaped a main lawn area and patio including a range of shrub borders enclosed by wooden panel fencing, side gated access leading to front with lawn area and shrub borders, paved off-road parking for two cars.

Listed by

covering Yorkshire

Purplebricks

Reference: 58263448

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 11/10/2011

Expiry date: 10/10/2021 (expired)

Current heating cost: £376/year

Potential heating cost: £376/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £23,250

Recommendations

  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£11,000 - £20,000)
  • Wind turbine (£1,500 - £4,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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Price history

49% since 2012

Event Date Price % change
Sold 30/06/2017 (9 years ago) £142,000 +49.5%
Sold 12/01/2012 (14 years ago) £95,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
17 BIRCHTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TH £195,000 11/07/2025 Semi-detached
42 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £265,000 14/02/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 178 BROOK HILL, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2PZ £160,000 03/07/2024 Terraced
63 ELDERTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TQ £169,000 09/05/2023 Semi-detached
9 THORNTREE CLOSE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TF £147,000 28/03/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 146 BROOK HILL, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2PZ £224,000 16/03/2023 Semi-detached
34 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £250,000 24/02/2023 Semi-detached
74 ELDERTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TQ £145,000 06/01/2023 Semi-detached
76 ELDERTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TQ £177,500 21/12/2022 Semi-detached
24 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £228,000 16/12/2022 Semi-detached
32 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £250,000 16/12/2022 Semi-detached
28 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £228,000 16/12/2022 Semi-detached
26 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £228,000 30/11/2022 Semi-detached
30 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £228,000 18/11/2022 Semi-detached
31 ELDERTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TG £170,000 21/10/2022 Semi-detached
57 THORNTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TE £131,000 07/10/2022 Semi-detached
75 BROOK HILL, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2QF £133,000 30/09/2022 Semi-detached
8 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £240,000 24/06/2022 Semi-detached
10 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £240,000 17/06/2022 Semi-detached
12 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £225,000 31/05/2022 Semi-detached
14 KIRKSTEAD LANE, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2FP £225,000 17/05/2022 Semi-detached
32 BIRCHTREE ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2TH £140,000 18/02/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 142 BROOK HILL, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2PZ £156,000 15/01/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 158A BROOK HILL, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S61 2PZ £219,950 07/01/2022 Terraced

Street average: £189,988 (4 sales)

Area average: £200,725 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 22.5%
10y growth 46.4%

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: £499/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View S61 2PZ

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Brook Hill/Pit Lane 0.0 miles
Bus stop Upper Wortley Road/Brook Hill 0.1 miles
Shop Visionaire 0.3 miles
Shop The Village Store 0.3 miles
Train station Chapeltown 1.5 miles
Train station Meadowhall Interchange 2.7 miles
Hospital Phlebotomy Drive Through Service 3.2 miles
Hospital Rotherham Hospital Urgent Care Center/A&E 4.6 miles
University Sheffield Hallam University 5.2 miles
University The University of Sheffield AMRC 5.3 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 14
Anti-social behaviour 6
Burglary 2
Criminal damage and arson 1
Other crime 1
Other theft 1
Public order 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 27

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
Thorpe Hesley Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Outstanding — 25 Sep 2017
Chapeltown Academy Other 1.1 miles — (No rating)
Ecclesfield School Secondary 1.3 miles Good — 18 Jul 2022
Beck Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Good — 8 Sep 2024
Coit Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Good — 24 Apr 2024

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Brook Hill, S61 £695/mo 2 0.24 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Upper Wortley Road, S61 £1,000/mo 2 0.42 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £848/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 4.4% gross yield avg £189,988 sale, £695/mo rent
Rent ratio 0.63%
Max investor price (0.8%) £106,000
Target investor price (1%) £84,800
Gross yield 7.5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 13.3×
Monthly cashflow £207/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 6.3%
  • This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
  • 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).
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