Full Description
Living area 4.22 x 4.03 (13'10" x 13'2")
Kitchen 2.33 x 2.69 (7'7" x 8'9")
Dining area 2.94 x 3.97 (9'7" x 13'0")
Sitting room/bedroom 4.13 x 4.02 (13'6" x 13'2")
Utility room 2.15 x 2.29 (7'0" x 7'6")
Shower room 1.95 x 2.3 (6'4" x 7'6")
Bedroom 3.19 x 3.47 (10'5" x 11'4")
Shower room 0.91 x 2.66 (2'11" x 8'8")
Bedroom 4.59 x 3.97 (15'0" x 13'0")
En suite 4.58 x 2.75 (15'0" x 9'0")
Step through the front door of this apartment at The Elms and you're straight into practical territory: a hallway that means business before it gets beautiful. To one side, a proper utility room takes coats, shoes, the washing machine, even a pet shower, so muddy boots and wet dogs never make it past the threshold. Next door, a downstairs shower room finished properly, with a sink, WC and a generous walk-in shower, ready for guests or a quick turnaround before heading out.
Then the hallway opens up, and the whole character of the place shifts. You're into a huge open-plan living, dining and kitchen space with ceilings that soar and windows on three sides pulling light in from every angle. The chimney breast anchors the room, wood-burning stove set into it, the kind of feature that makes you want to light it the moment autumn arrives. There's room to sprawl at the far end with sofas, and space nearer the kitchen for a proper dining table, the sort you'd actually use for a Sunday lunch with people round. The kitchen itself doesn't look like anything off a showroom floor: a considered mix of wood and metal finishes, generous worktop space, plenty of storage between units and open shelving, and a pantry tucked into the corner with room for a tall fridge freezer. A range cooker sits under the extractor, ready for anyone who actually likes to cook rather than just owning nice appliances.
From here, a second reception room opens up its own possibilities. Sitting room, formal dining space, even a third bedroom if that's what you need, it flexes to whoever's living here. Another chimney breast, another fireplace, the same period charm running through, and at the far end a French door onto a balcony just big enough for two chairs and a quiet moment with a coffee.
Up an open-tread timber staircase, striking in itself, and the bedrooms split left and right. To the left, a double with sloping ceilings and its own ensuite shower room. To the right, the main bedroom takes its time getting there, a corridor lined with built-in wardrobes first, before opening into another sloped-ceiling double with real presence. The ensuite here goes further still: twin sinks, a WC with concealed cistern, bidet, and a freestanding roll-top bath at the far end for evenings when a shower simply won't do.
When the balcony feels too small for the occasion, there's a private deck outside as well, sized properly for entertaining, whether that's a barbecue with friends or just somewhere to sit with the doors thrown open.
The Elms itself is a 19th-century building tucked just off Collegiate Crescent in Broomhall, one of four apartments sharing a site accessed via a driveway that splits to serve both sides of the building. Off-street parking for multiple cars comes with each flat, and there's a well-sized communal garden shared between residents.
General information.
The tenure is leasehold; there are currently 95 years remaining on the lease, and the lease is currently in the process of being extended by the current owner. The ground rent is £10 a year. The last service charge paid was £365.39 per year and the building's insurance was £483.87 per year. The property is within the Broomhall conservation area.
Broomhall is one of Sheffield's most established residential pockets, known for its grand Victorian houses and tree-lined streets. Ecclesall Road is within easy reach, bringing Marks & Spencer Food, Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury's alongside a good spread of independent shops, bistros and coffee houses. On foot you're within reach of the Hallamshire Hospital, the main University of Sheffield campus and Sheffield Hallam's Collegiate site, while the city centre sits less than half a mile away. Families are well served too, with Birkdale School and Sheffield Girls' High School both walkable, plus Westbourne, King Edward VII and Springfield primaries close by.
Green space isn't in short supply either. The Botanical Gardens, Endcliffe Park and Bingham Park are all nearby for a walk or a run, and the Peak District is a short drive out when you want to properly get away. Between the schools, the hospitals, both universities and the shops on Ecclesall Road, it's an area that suits students, professionals and families in equal measure.
