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It sounds like a good concept and one that will do well in that part of town as there's been a boom of bars and restaurants offering something a bit niche and trendy. I can't say I'm massively impressed with the makeover though. It looks like....a dated Italian restaurant, which is what it was...

I don't think so, no. Specialist treatment and intervention from medical professionals trained to deal with mental health problems should be sought. The reasons behind the boy's behavioural problems should be identified. The boy's parents should be given strategies to help their child develop and lead a productive life. The boy himself should also develop these strategies as he's almost an adult. Leaving him to wreak havoc in a classroom of 30+ other teenagers, many of whom will also have behavioural and learning needs of their own, is not the solution. Expecting teachers to take on the roles of educator, caregiver, parent, mental health professional and countless other responsibilities is, clearly, ridiculous. This boy's grandfather should look to himself and see what he can do to help his grandson rather than pointing the finger of blame at other people. But then that's the first recourse of a certain "section" of society (most of whom are to be found cluttering up the comments section of the Daily Mail, as well as its pages with hard luck stories).

There are far too many children with "behavioural difficulties" ruining the education of other children who want to learn. Whatever problems this boy has, his inclusion at school shouldn't be at the expense of excluding others from their right to education. Alternative provision should be found for him and his problems should have been better dealt with by the family and medical professionals. Schools have a huge amount to deal with. Pandering to "behavioural difficulties" shouldn't be one of them anymore. It's time to take a stand.

The difference is the highest bid someone is prepared to pay in sealed bids is the price paid. So there may be three bids of 300k, 302k and 320k. The buyer has committed to pay 320k - or 18k above the second highest bid. That's not how eBay works. The price increases incrementally - so the top bidder will only pay slightly higher than the next highest bidder whatever happens.

Having just watched the video posted recently, it does seem that local businesses were holding on for the library/cafe to come through, due to the "cluster effect" it would have helped to create. I wonder if any/many traders will close their doors now?

I don't know which traders the poster meant specifically but I presume they have some knowledge of the businesses around there?

I just mean that the focus of yuppie types seems to have moved more towards the areas around Abbeydale Road and Meersbrook. As for Walkley struggling: I was referring to the previous poster who said a number of local traders were holding on for the Library project to come off to bring money, which suggests they're struggling a bit.

If it's a popular house in a desirable area then sealed bids are definitely becoming the norm. My house was sold two years ago using this system (with multiple bids considerably over asking price) and other houses I've looked at buying since have also gone to sealed bids. If the agent sees substantial interest then they will go down this route. Not only does it generally lead to the best price for the seller but stops them having to field multiple offers creeping up and up. They can just say "best and final offers by 12 on Friday" and see what happens.

For so long Walkley had the "up and coming" tag applied to it and seemed to be improving but it seems it's struggling a bit. I think it's probably because, while young professional types do still look to live there, they're now more likely to choose the south-west side of the city around Abbeydale Road and Meersbrook. This area seems to be the properly up-and-coming part of the city now.

Have a look at this. You can change the categories using the drop down menu in the top right. You will see that there are areas where certain ethnic groups are more prevalent. http://datashine.org.uk/#table=QS201EW&col=QS201EW0002&ramp=RdYlGn&layers=BTTT&zoom=12&lon=-1.4869&lat=53.3657

What kind of footfall will a bookshop get in Kelham Island? Crackers.

Look at this map and zoom in on Sheffield. It ranks small collections of streets in terms of "deprivation" - based on crime levels, education levels of the people who live there, income, etc. Anywhere that is white/light yellow is not deprived. Anywhere that is turning orange, red or purple has high levels of deprivation. Basically, the south west quarter of Sheffield is the best place to be in those terms (with a few exceptions). http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html

Indeed there are. I mentioned them earlier.

Absolutely. There are a few pockets of non-deprivation sprinkled among the more deprived areas. ---------- Post added 27-07-2018 at 09:55 ---------- Prices in Meersbrook have gone pretty crazy but that's because it's become a very desirable place to live. Houses are worth what people are willing to pay for them.

Type Sheffield into this. Any area that is light yellow or lighter has relatively low levels of deprivation. Anything moving towards orange, red or purple has higher levels of deprivation. Deprivation is defined in terms of education levels, crime, income, employment type etc. http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html Basically, in Sheffield, the "better parts" are from 6 o'clock on a clock face round to 10 o'clock, starting at and including Meersbrook and ending around Walkley (excluding a few estates like Lowedges). Almost all of the north and east of the city has high levels of deprivation.

It depends where in s8 (there's a huge difference between nicer areas like Beauchief and Meersbrook for example and Lowedges and Batemoor at the other end) but I agree with what you say. I dont really agree with postcodes as a guide to how nice a place is with s8 being a case in point because its enormous. There are parts of s11 I wouldnt go near and parts that are great and same goes for s7 and s8.

The average house price was just a side point at the end of my post. The fact remains that recommending someone with a budget of £100k look at the terraces in Woodseats is a tad unrealistic.

If you go to Rightmove and look at the sold house price data, of the last 200 houses that have sold in Woodseats, only one went for less than £100,000, and it was this uninhabitable mess you'd be looking at spending at least £20k renovating (at least). https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=50034561&sale=5995333&country=england There will always be the odd ruin that sells for peanuts in any area, but recommending someone look for a terrace in Woodseats with a £100,000 budget isn't really helpful (the average price paid in the past year is £168,000). The poster would have more luck in the City Road area though, or perhaps even areas like Intake or Handsworth.

A terraced house in Heeley or Woodseats for 100k? No chance!

Have a look at this. It breaks down small collections of streets across the country and ranks them based on how "deprived" they are according to a number of criteria (levels of education, earnings, crime etc.) The higher the number, the less deprived a place is. The data is from 2015. http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/idmap.html Zoom in onto Alnwick Road and select the handcuff icon. For crime, part of the road is rated as 21,074 out of 32,844 LSOAs in England (amongst the 40% least deprived areas), and half is ranked 11,060 out of 32,844 (amongst the 40% most deprived). On the whole, it seems like the road is kind of average for crime. In terms of its overall score (click on the IMD icon), the first half of the road is ranked 18,502 out of 32,844 (amongst the 50% least deprived) and the second half is ranked 10,791 out of 32,844 (amongst the 40% most deprived).

Hmm, having had a look at the pictures the layout does seem odd. A spiral staircase leading to the first floor would put families with children off. Am I right in thinking there's also an open staircase from the lounge to the first floor? No offence but it seems a little strange.

This is absolutely correct. Not all of S8 of course (it's a very large postcode stretching from the edge of the city centre out towards Dore) and places like Lowedges/Batemoor aren't ever going to be "desirable") but Meersbrook certainly has become very desirable - close to the city centre, now in catchment of the "south west" school catchment area which is a huge plus and good mix of housing stock with a lot of buzz around the independent cafe/restaurant/shop/bar culture on Chesterfield Road and nearby Abbeydale Road. It does still seem to be a place where a property in poor condition can be snapped up relatively cheaply - if you're lucky - but renovated and sold for a high price (how long this will last I don't know - people seem to have cottoned on). I think it's shaken off its "up and coming" tag and could basically said to have arrived as a desirable place to live (see my previous post about prices going up 25% since 2015 - I can't imagine there's another part of the city where this is the case). Other supposedly up and coming areas, as you say, like Hillsborough and Walkley haven't really fulfilled their promise over the past ten years and the buzz has moved towards the south edge of the south west of the city (basically, the Abbeydale Road side of Nether Edge and Meersbrook). Crookes and Sharrow Vale seem like a shaky investment proposition to me (as I said before - Sharrow Vale prices have actually fallen since 2015) and I can see Crookes going the same way with the student resi market changing so much towards purpose built accommodation.

Its got some ok areas nearby (Greenhill, Norton, Bradway arnt that bad) but there surrounded by Lowedges, Jordanthope and Batemoor. The retail park is gonna attract some bad sorts. No getting away from it.

The average price paid in Hillsborough over the past year was £152,747, 11% up on 2015 when the average house price was £137,641. This isn't bad (in fact, compared to the national average, it's good), but in terms of percentage appreciation it's not as much as some other areas with a similar housing stock (predominantly Victorian terraces of various sizes and some larger Victorian semis/villas). I'll post some comparisons to some areas that are also popular with "professionals" below (simply because the OP said that was the market he was looking into). Most of them fall within the south-west quarter which seems to be the holy grail for the professional in Sheffield. I've left out neighbourhoods like Nether Edge because, while there a number of terraces, there are also a large number of huge detached and semi-detached properties which would muddy the comparison. Hillsborough 2018: £152,747 - 2015: £137,641 (11% increase) Meersbrook 2018: £188,259 - 2015: £151,175 (25% increase) Woodseats 2018: £168,106 - 2015: £151,221 (11% increase) Heeley 2018: £162,716 - 2015: £133,559 (22% increase) Walkley 2018: £171,979 - 2015: £150,244 (14% increase) Crookes 2018: £217,429 Don't have 2015 data but 12% up on 2017 Sharrow Vale 2018: £229,897 - 2015: £230,243 (slight decrease) What's interesting is that Sharrow Vale values have actually depreciated in the past 3 years, whereas Meersbrook has increased by a whopping 25%. I've definitely sensed a shift in focus amongst young "professional" buyers to Meersbrook over the past few years (and Heeley to a lesser extent). Also, it seems Crookes, with its large student population, benefits from having multiple HMOs, so a house that might be a normal family home could potentially be let for a large rent because the typical lounge room is classed as a bedroom, which makes it more attractive to buy to let landlords. The standard 3 bed terraces that aren't HMOs seem to sell generally for between 160-200k, which is more in line with the more expensive of the suburbs mentioned above. With the off-loading of student lets, as purpose-built accommodation for students becomes increasingly popular, I can see prices dropping a bit in this area (in fact, quite a lot). I think this also explains why Sharrow Vale values have stagnated in the past few years (another predominantly student area).

Where did you get those turnover figures of £4k a week from?