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Stamp duty in Sheffield
In Sheffield the flat, the terrace and the semi all stay below £250,000: only detached houses reach the 5% band.
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Sheffield homes sold for £219,713 on average in July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index, and a buyer who will own only that home pays £1,894 of Stamp Duty Land Tax. What sets the city apart from Leeds or Bristol is that its family housing is still priced inside the 2% band: the average semi-detached house, at £239,678, costs £2,293, and the average terrace, at £198,875, costs £1,477. First-time buyers paid £194,060 on average and pay nothing thanks to the relief, which is tax-free up to £300,000. Only the detached average, £383,581, crosses £250,000 and starts paying 5% on the excess. A second home at the average price costs £12,879 with the surcharge, which applies whether the buyer is a person or a company.
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Stamp Duty Land Tax · England and Northern Ireland
£1,894
0.9% of £219,713 · rule applied: Standard residential rates
| Portion | Rate | Tax |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £125,000 | 0% | £0 |
| £125,000 to £250,000 | 2% | £1,894 |
Return and payment due within 14 days of completion.
Same purchase elsewhere in the UK
Family houses inside the 2% band
For a home mover the tax on a Sheffield semi is £2,293; the same buyer moving to the average semi in Bristol pays £12,350. The difference comes almost entirely from the band above £250,000, which Sheffield’s semis do not reach. Prices rose 2.8% over the year to July 2026; another £10,000 on a semi below the line adds £200 of tax.
| Home | Average price | First-time buyer | One home | Additional property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | £133,576 | £0 | £171 | £6,850 |
| Terraced house | £198,875 | £0 | £1,477 | £11,421 |
| Semi-detached house | £239,678 | £0 | £2,293 | £14,277 |
| Detached house | £383,581 | £4,179 | £9,179 | £28,358 |
| All sales | £219,713 | £0 | £1,894 | £12,879 |
Moving from a terrace to a detached house
The step that costs the most in tax is the one that crosses £250,000. Going from the average terrace to the average semi raises the bill from £1,477 to £2,293. Going on to the average detached house takes it to £9,179. If the purchase completes before the sale, the higher rates apply for a time: £28,358 on the detached average, with £19,179 to reclaim when the old house sells (moving home).
Second homes and rentals
At Sheffield prices the surcharge is the biggest part of an investor’s bill. On the average terrace a landlord pays £11,421, compared with £1,477 for an owner-occupier. Nothing changes if the landlord buys through a company, as long as the price stays under £500,000.