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Guide Price£3,000,000

WILSON CARLILE CENTRE, 50 CAVENDISH STREET, SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE, S3

Land size
1.18 acres

Key Features

  • Prime freehold site less than half amile from Sheffield city centre
  • In an area identified as being for the 'Expansion of City Centre Living'
  • Close to both Sheffield Universities: University of Sheffield - 0.2 miles Sheffield Hallam - 0.6 miles
  • Not listed as of architectural or historic interest, not in a conservation area, and outside the green belt
  • Total site size 1.18 acres (0.47 hectares) comprising 30,000 sqft of accommodation and 37 parking spaces

Description

- The Site is in the Devonshire Quarter which has been identified as an area for the 'Expansion of City Centre Living' which establishes the principle of residential development
- Purpose Built Student Accommodation. Policy CS4a is fairly flexible in allowing PBSA and direct PBSA, specifically in this quarter of the city
- Preferred Use Classes are C2 and C3
- Acceptable uses include; HMOs and classes, E, F1 and F2
The Wilson Carlile Centre was purpose-built in 1992 by the Church Army as a modern, welcoming base for mission, hospitality and training. Its thoughtful layout - combining open plan offices, café, chapel and en-suite accommodation - makes it highly adaptable for today's needs. And with no listing or planning constraints, it offers the flexibility to re-imagine its future.
The Wilson Carlile Centre comprises three buildings: the main Centre and two adjoining residential blocks, all arranged around an attractive landscaped grounds.

The versatile main building offers:
- Reception, café with commercial kitchen, and open-plan offices
- Flexible meeting and conference rooms with sliding partitions
- Seminar rooms, library, chapel, and well-appointed WCs
- Basement storage with gym-ready facilities, including showers
and changing rooms

Constructed of brick and block with part-rendered elevations, the Centre features exposed brickwork, timber beams, carpeted concrete floors, and a mix of LED and fluorescent lighting. Heating is provided by gas-fired central heating and an air-handling system. A four-person lift serves all levels for full accessibility.

Springfield and Cavendish are brick-and-block residential buildings with pitched, reconstituted slate roofs, originally built as student accommodation. Each floor provides five en-suite bedrooms with a communal kitchen. Cavendish Ground Floor: Designed as a caretaker's flat, offering three bedrooms, a dining room, and a lounge. Interior Specification: Painted plastered walls and ceilings, fully tiled and fitted shower rooms, and per-floor gas-fired boiler heating.

Capacity: Currently 33 letting rooms, with potential to increase to 35 with minor adaptations to the caretaker's flat.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Springfield Primary School81 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Community school
  • Netherthorpe Primary School817 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    257
    Type
    Community school
  • Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy982 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    214
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Broomhill Infant School0.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • UTC Sheffield City Centre946 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    13 to 19
    Pupils
    543
    Type
    University technical college
  • King Edward VII School0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,729
    Type
    Community school
  • All Saints' Catholic High School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,404
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Astrea Academy Sheffield1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 18
    Pupils
    1,070
    Type
    Free schools
  • Notre Dame High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,491
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Sheffield West Street Express, Sheffield283 metres
Tesco Kangaroo Works Express, Sheffield418 metres
Co-op University of Sheffield, Sheffield461 metres

GP surgery

Devonshire Green Medical Centre257 metres

Pharmacy

Welfare Pharmacy158 metres

Hospital

Sheffield Childrens Hospital652 metres

Green space

Public Park Or Garden61 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Sheffield Rail Station0.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Glossop Road/Regent Terrace145 metres

Typical drive times

Dronfield16 min · 6.5 miles
Rotherham20 min · 8.7 miles
Stocksbridge21 min · 9.8 miles
Sheffield (city)4 min · 1 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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