vince15 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Houses in S10 and S11 are, in most cases, twice as expensive as those in S2 or S6 (even for those properties that are closer to city centre). Plus there are hardly any semi-detached in S10, mainly terraced, unlike S2. Is the free house market working appropriately or is there a within-city bubble? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1978 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 You could add S17 to S10 and S11, and a few others to S2 and S6. Like most other places, the free market means if more people want to live there, and few properties are for sale, the price goes up. If there are many properties for sale, and fewer people want to move there, prices will be lower. In Sheffield the south-western fringes have tended to attract graduates and people from higher paid occupations. It becomes a self perpetuating cycle. It's been like this for many decades. I've noticed more and more students at both Universities like to stay in S10 and S11 if they stay in Sheffield. That said there are pockets of higher and lower priced properties in most areas due to very local factors. In olden times the richer people tended to live to the west and south of industrial cities because the prevailing south-westerly winds kept the air cleaner. It's not just a Sheffield thing. Look at other cities and you'll often find a similar situation, although modern smoke-free zones have tended to cancel that out. Examples; Manchester - most expensive housing in Cheshire - south-west Liverpool - expensive housing in the Wirral - west Hull - most expensive housing to the west Leeds and Bradford - not so true to pattern, much out towards Ilkley and Harrogate to north and Wetherby to east! But away from the smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Yes re prevailing winds which mostly come from the south or southwest, hence the gentry living in those areas of industrialised cities and away from the pollution. That was so chiefly in areas of heavy industry (hence not Leeds or Bradford). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 If property in S10/S11 is still being bought, then it is not overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I saw a house to let on Penrhyn Road in S11 the other week, they are just average sized Victorian terraces, with 2 reception rooms, 2 bedrooms and an attic. My husband's Grandad lives on there, and he has a small off-shot kitchen, which this house didn't have (it had a dining kitchen). This one had been converted to a 4 bedroom by using the attic for 2 single bedrooms. It specifically said it was to let to families, no students, unlike most of the houses on there. It was £895 per month, I couldn't believe it. Its almost twice what I pay for my house in Norton Lees, which is the same size, same layout, my kitchen is also extra, so I have a separate dining room, my garden is MUCH larger, my attic just isn't split into 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 The houses are not overpriced but the residents are overpaid,inflating prices and acting as a form of ethnic cleansing such that working classes are priced out.It is a form of economic apartheid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengeek Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 You're looking in the wrong area if you can't find semi's in S10/S11. Sharrow and Crookes I'm guessing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeApe Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Houses in S10 and S11 are, in most cases, twice as expensive as those in S2 or S6 (even for those properties that are closer to city centre). Plus there are hardly any semi-detached in S10, mainly terraced, unlike S2. Is the free house market working appropriately or is there a within-city bubble? Thanks. No they aren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1978 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Yes re prevailing winds which mostly come from the south or southwest, hence the gentry living in those areas of industrialised cities and away from the pollution. That was so chiefly in areas of heavy industry (hence not Leeds or Bradford). I'm sure you'll find Leeds and Bradford had plenty of factory smoke stacks, and all the terraced houses had just as many smoke spewing chimneys as Sheffield. The railway locomotives belched out plenty of grime as well. However, today it's more the traffic smog that blights the Sheffield suburbs, especially towards the lower, mostly east, side of the city. On many days looking down from Ringinglow you can see the yellow cloud hanging over the Don valley. It doesn't need pollution readings to see that can't be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince15 Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 No they aren't -- Don't believe the lies Are you paranoid that everyone is lying to you? You don't have to object everything. Here it is: Cheapest two bed houses in each neighbourhood, without substantial repairment: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33779869.html http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-21030492.html http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-33313336.html http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23387022.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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