Beigemaster Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35156183.html?premiumA=true Less than a year ago, the original asking price was £175K, bearing in mind this is a very popular area. I fear though it will end up in another BTL portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Wrt to parkhill, half of the first lot have sold (the majority to a housing association!) Hmmm... Without wishing to be too down on social housing tenants (I am one myself) but maybe it's because I'm a social tenant I can see the potential pitfalls. I wouldn't want to have forked out £90,000 to be surrounded by some of the people I've encountered in social housing over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rented Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35156183.html?premiumA=true Less than a year ago, the original asking price was £175K, bearing in mind this is a very popular area. Vendors seem to like to kite fly for 160k+ despite completed sales usually being closer to 140k. This recently repossessed and refurbished property on Northfield road is on for 160k (no on road parking, no off road parking and next door but one to the petrol station) Don't know what it sold at but iirc asking for it as a repo was 100k with minor work needed i.e. reasonable. Edited July 14, 2012 by rented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saver Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Vendors seem to like to kite fly for 160k+ despite completed sales usually being closer to 140k. This recently repossessed and refurbished property on Northfield road is on for 160k (no on road parking, no off road parking and next door but one to the petrol station) Don't know what it sold at but iirc asking for it as a repo was 100k with minor work needed i.e. reasonable. Yet here: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1017019 locals explain how you need to pay 10K+ over asking in S10 to have any chance. Strangely I know someone who cannot get any offers on her house in S10, no sign of 10k over asking offers! Something does not add up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieboy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Yet here: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1017019 locals explain how you need to pay 10K+ over asking in S10 to have any chance. Strangely I know someone who cannot get any offers on her house in S10, no sign of 10k over asking offers! Something does not add up. Reading the thread, looks like there are houses that sell and those that don't Oddly, no one is interested in looking at the unpleasant houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascii Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Reading the thread, looks like there are houses that sell and those that don't Oddly, no one is interested in looking at the unpleasant houses. Always goes at the fringes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbonic Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Looks like the dreaded Parkhill Flats development is starting to unravel. From yesterdays Sheffield Star: "SPENDING of more than £1 million on security and tenant payments at the controversial Park Hill flats in Sheffield is set to be approved today. The money is part of £2.5 million Town Hall chiefs set aside last year after the Government's Homes and Community Agency withdrew funding. Opposition councillors have criticised the authority over the £1.1 million allocation, saying developers Urban Splash are not picking up any extra costs and it had been promised the development would come at no price to the council." There's just no way this isn't going to end in tears is there. I walked past them the other day, and lots of flats have got Sold signs in the windows; presumably the job lot that an housing association purchased? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howarden Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Spotted this at the Mark Jenkins auction on 18th September, I moved from Sheffield a while ago now, but this looks like decent value to me if it doesn't have any significant issues and goes for 15-20% over the 100k guide. http://www.markjenki...ld%20-|-822#lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howarden Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Spotted this at the Mark Jenkins auction on 18th September, I moved from Sheffield a while ago now, but this looks like decent value to me if it doesn't have any significant issues and goes for 15-20% over the 100k guide. http://www.markjenki...ld%20-|-822#lot Didn't sell at auction, still on the website as available and still showing guide 100k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbonic Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) BBC Sheffield had an article on this AM at about 08:45 about the 'Visions of China' theme park at Rother Vally Country Park. They interviewed a few dog walkers at RVCP who were unanimously scathing about the theme park plans, and then Toby Foster interviewed a Peter Moore from the developers who are hawking the plans around would be investors (its slated to cost £100m). Moore had a right go at Foster for his sneery negativity about the scheme, and said the report was biased and one sided (the BBC, never!). Apparantly, Moore has a track record with places like Alton Towers and Center Parcs, whereas foster once ran a bar in Barnsley Looks like its not dead yet after all, mores the pity. I'd rather it was left as it is. I used to go mountain biking around there and have seen a family of stoats (so there must be rabbits etc) and about 6 long eared owls snoozng in a tree during the daytime. It's a wildlife oasis on the edge of Sheff. Edited October 8, 2012 by newbonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerinako Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Just started looking at property in Sheffield as I may be having to move there Not looking seriously at the moment but this caught my eye 14 October 2012 Price changed: from 'From £107,000' to 'From £121,000' Status changed: New home, Premium Listing home 06 September 2012 Price changed: from 'From £121,000' to 'From £107,000' 17 July 2012 Status changed: New home, Premium Listing 05 April 2012 Price changed: from 'From £118,500' to 'From £121,000' 13 March 2012 Status changed: New home, New home, Premium Listing 26 January 2012 Price changed: from 'From £121,000' to 'From £118,500' 16 January 2012 Price changed: from 'From £115,000' to 'From £121,000' 06 November 2011 Status changed: Available New home, Premium Listing 14 October 2011 Status changed: from 'New home' to 'Available' 27 February 2011 Brief Description changed: Sheffield's 'Heart of the City' Development Exclusive apartments for sale in style - ride the glass lift up the side of the tower apprec... Sheffield city centre - A key part of Sheffield's Heart of the City redevelopment, St Paul's is two iconic 32 and 12 storey linked towers, creating 316 stylish one and two-bedroom apartments. Come home apartments with unrivalled views over the city. A striking addition to th... Title changed: City Lofts St. Pauls, 7 St. Pauls Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 20 February 2011 Brief Description changed: Sheffield's 'Heart of the City' Development - A key part of Sheffield's Heart of the City redevelopment will be redevelopment, St Paul's is two bedroom iconic 32 and 12 storey linked towers, creating 316 stylish one and two-bedroom apartments. Come home in style - ride the glass lift up the side of the tower appreciating the... apprec... 16 February 2011 Price changed: from 'From £117,000' to 'From £115,000' 25 November 2010 Price changed: from 'From £124,000' to 'From £117,000' 01 October 2010 Brief Description changed: Sheffield's 'Heart of the City' Development - A key part of Sheffield's Heart of the City redevelopment will be iconic 32 and 12 storey linked towers towers, creating 316 stylish one and two bedroom apartments. Come home in style - ride the glass lift up the side of the tower, tower appreciating the... 27 April 2010 Initial entry found. Edited October 29, 2012 by Gerinako Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houses-do-my-head-in Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Just started looking at property in Sheffield as I may be having to move there Not looking seriously at the moment but this caught my eye you would have to be crazy to pay sheffield prices when your money goes so much further in rotherham. far less traffic, smack bang on the M1, M18, A1. still a hop from Sheff and Meadowhell. lower crime. lots of countryside(if you know the correct areas) £200k in rotherham will buy you far more than the run of the mill stuff in sheff. commuting takes literally 5 minutes dash down the parkway into the city. quicker to get north to leeds and south to notts also. sheffield is a nightmare to get from east to west in rush hour, or up penistone road to the north. its not like living in Sheffield afford you any particular advantages at all for more money, its just snobbery...and many parts of sheff are dodgy beyond belief. ive lived in both and bang for buck the outskirts of rotherham away from the slums is waaay better for renting and buying than most of sheffield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhailo Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 you would have to be crazy to pay sheffield prices when your money goes so much further in rotherham. far less traffic, smack bang on the M1, M18, A1. still a hop from Sheff and Meadowhell. lower crime. lots of countryside(if you know the correct areas) £200k in rotherham will buy you far more than the run of the mill stuff in sheff. commuting takes literally 5 minutes dash down the parkway into the city. quicker to get north to leeds and south to notts also. sheffield is a nightmare to get from east to west in rush hour, or up penistone road to the north. its not like living in Sheffield afford you any particular advantages at all for more money, its just snobbery...and many parts of sheff are dodgy beyond belief. ive lived in both and bang for buck the outskirts of rotherham away from the slums is waaay better for renting and buying than most of sheffield £200k will still get you a decent property in almost all areas of Sheffield and most of the areas in west and south-west Sheffield are really nice. Also, if you don't drive, you're looking at a longer commute time. If you work in the city centre you could travel from Crosspool (a nice area) in 15-20 minutes on a regular bus route but you'd be looking at a lot longer if you lived in Rotherham, espcecially some of the outlying bits. Rotherham is certainly cheaper and has it's advantages but Sheffield isn't London and I wouldn't rule out buying there if I had £200k. You don't have to look anywhere near the dodgy parts if you've got that kind of cash. A quick look on Right Move and there's a 5 bed terrace in Banner Cross, a 3 bed semi in Fulwood and a 3 bed semi in Crosspool listed for £200k, and I only looked on the first pages of S10 and S11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houses-do-my-head-in Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 £200k will still get you a decent property in almost all areas of Sheffield and most of the areas in west and south-west Sheffield are really nice. Also, if you don't drive, you're looking at a longer commute time. If you work in the city centre you could travel from Crosspool (a nice area) in 15-20 minutes on a regular bus route but you'd be looking at a lot longer if you lived in Rotherham, espcecially some of the outlying bits. Rotherham is certainly cheaper and has it's advantages but Sheffield isn't London and I wouldn't rule out buying there if I had £200k. You don't have to look anywhere near the dodgy parts if you've got that kind of cash. A quick look on Right Move and there's a 5 bed terrace in Banner Cross, a 3 bed semi in Fulwood and a 3 bed semi in Crosspool listed for £200k, and I only looked on the first pages of S10 and S11. i drive and would only drive to work in Sheff it was on the outskirts of the city. if i worked in the centre i would drive to meadowhall/valley and tram it in. 12minutes. maybe im biased as i just hate the layout of the city and always have..rotherham is just nicely tucked away and there are some really nice bits. old ravenfield, morthern, upper whiston, wentworth, really nice places. the equivalent type countryside fringe areas in sheff are way more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhailo Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 i drive and would only drive to work in Sheff it was on the outskirts of the city. if i worked in the centre i would drive to meadowhall/valley and tram it in. 12minutes. maybe im biased as i just hate the layout of the city and always have..rotherham is just nicely tucked away and there are some really nice bits. old ravenfield, morthern, upper whiston, wentworth, really nice places. the equivalent type countryside fringe areas in sheff are way more expensive. Each to their own and I'm not knocking Rotherham, I don't really know it that well. It all depends on what you're after really, if you're prepared to travel a bit further then your going to get more house/land for your cash in Rotherham, Barnsley or north Derbyshire/Chesterfield. Like I say Sheffield's not London though and we're not talking about million pound terraced houses located next to ghettoes. £200k can get you a semi in a nice area that's surrounded by other nice areas. Just hope you're not a football fan 'cos you'll have to travel a long way outside of South Yorkshire to see anything decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbonic Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) Each to their own and I'm not knocking Rotherham, I don't really know it that well. It all depends on what you're after really, if you're prepared to travel a bit further then your going to get more house/land for your cash in Rotherham, Barnsley or north Derbyshire/Chesterfield. Like I say Sheffield's not London though and we're not talking about million pound terraced houses located next to ghettoes. £200k can get you a semi in a nice area that's surrounded by other nice areas. Just hope you're not a football fan 'cos you'll have to travel a long way outside of South Yorkshire to see anything decent Think out of the box - the ice hockey is much more fun than sitting in a rain swept stand - Sheffield Steelers! Re commuting from Sheffield's hinterlands - that last 3 miles across the city centre can easily take 30 mins. And I've worked with folk who've tried the tram from Meadowhall thing, and the park and ride is often full if you get there after 8:30. If I still worked in the centre and wanted an easy commute I'd consider places on the tram route like Beighton and Sothall nr Rother Valley Country Park, or Middlewood at the pennine hills end. The trams are frequent, comfortable and pretty reliable. Edited November 22, 2012 by newbonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I just had a scan of a bunch of properties in the £225-300k range within 1/2 mile of Sheffield S10 (Rightmove). A significant number of them are overpriced by £40-50k compared to house sales on the same street from similar buildings (internals may differ of course; and I was looking at the larger/nicer places). I only came across one which was down to the mortgage being peak (they were still after a £25k mark-up on that). I also spotted several which have reappeared for the second or even the third time. This is around Crookes, Crookesmore, Crosspool, and Nether Green. Are there still premium buyers out there or are offers 40-50k under asking expected? Unfortunately I've not tracked asking vs sale price for the last 2 years (since I sold up myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saver Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I just had a scan of a bunch of properties in the £225-300k range within 1/2 mile of Sheffield S10 (Rightmove). A significant number of them are overpriced by £40-50k compared to house sales on the same street from similar buildings (internals may differ of course; and I was looking at the larger/nicer places). I only came across one which was down to the mortgage being peak (they were still after a £25k mark-up on that). I also spotted several which have reappeared for the second or even the third time. This is around Crookes, Crookesmore, Crosspool, and Nether Green. Are there still premium buyers out there or are offers 40-50k under asking expected? Unfortunately I've not tracked asking vs sale price for the last 2 years (since I sold up myself). Anecdotally: Someone I know who offered 40-50k under was told to f**k off in no uncertain terms....other people I know selling won't even contemplate less than asking price (despite the fact they cant sell their respective houses because no-one will pay what they want)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonner Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Dear Saver, People will still pay over the odds for those places mentioned. Near the Hospitals and University, Walk into the centre of the city etc. How prices will continue to hold up is anyones guess. Number of students coming to the University down by 9% this year. Most places in the city are due a collapse. £240 million taken out of the city councils spend. Normally if you assume a 1 to 1 relationsghip with private spend we get a significant hole in the cities income. Going to be a good watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig12 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Dear Saver, People will still pay over the odds for those places mentioned. Near the Hospitals and University, Walk into the centre of the city etc. How prices will continue to hold up is anyones guess. Number of students coming to the University down by 9% this year. Most places in the city are due a collapse. £240 million taken out of the city councils spend. Normally if you assume a 1 to 1 relationsghip with private spend we get a significant hole in the cities income. Going to be a good watch i find that offering around 15-20% less usually does the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonner Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 i find that offering around 15-20% less usually does the trick Update:- There seems to be more on the market in my neck of the woods. (Sothall) Also Broomhill houses are still going as soon as they come onto the market. I will wait to see the sold prices or indeed if the Sold Subject to Contract is true on a few of them. Perhaps the sun has gone to the buyers heads and they have paid the asking prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbonic Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Update:- There seems to be more on the market in my neck of the woods. (Sothall) Also Broomhill houses are still going as soon as they come onto the market. I will wait to see the sold prices or indeed if the Sold Subject to Contract is true on a few of them. Perhaps the sun has gone to the buyers heads and they have paid the asking prices Out here in the sticks (Aston/Anston/Dinnington) there's been a few hints that the market is slow (mainly due to overpriced stock IMO). A house near my bro's (4 bed det, 12 yr old) has been up with one EA for over 6 months with just 1 viewing. So rather than drop the price they now have 2 different EA signs on their front lawn! Dunno if they have to pay comish to 2 EAs if it sells? This place had been bought new for 100k in 2001, now on at about 250k, and they apparently don't want to budge on that price... And my bro showed me a glossy leaflet that had been pushed through his door advertising a US style 'Open Day'* on a 'ranch style' bungalow type place at circa 400k. Nobody I know went but it seems the EAs or the owners are opting for more intensive marketing, rather than dropping the price. * I watch the US comedy Modern Family where Phil is a california EA and they routinely have open house or open days where groups of potential buyers can nosy around someone's house. Seems to be catching on here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saver Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Market seems red hot in Walkley - tried to book a second viewing on a house 1 week after it came on the market, and was puzzled when they said it would have to be "today". Turns out it was BAFO already, my offer slightly above asking price was not accepted. Most (decent) houses in the area seem to sell in 1 -2 weeks (a friend lost out on BAFO 6 times and is really struggling to buy), and the not very nice (or extremely tiny) ones stick for quite a few months (but seem to sell eventually). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Market seems red hot in Walkley - tried to book a second viewing on a house 1 week after it came on the market, and was puzzled when they said it would have to be "today". Turns out it was BAFO already, my offer slightly above asking price was not accepted. Most (decent) houses in the area seem to sell in 1 -2 weeks (a friend lost out on BAFO 6 times and is really struggling to buy), and the not very nice (or extremely tiny) ones stick for quite a few months (but seem to sell eventually). No. https://houseprices.io/?q=walkley+s6+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saver Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 No. https://houseprices.io/?q=walkley+s6+ that link is not for walkley, it is for walkley road only. Anyway the fact remains my experience is true, irrespective of what houses may be valued at now compared to the past - buying one is very difficult due to the intense competition (even if they are worth less than in the past). Just been told not to even bother viewing a house that came on the market last week, because they are already taking sealed bids this morning. Believe me I'd love it if there as no competition and I could just offer much less than the asking price and get a house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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