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8 Castle Drive, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1SL

Notable views2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Castle Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Castle Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Epworth, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN9 1SL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 126.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £372,500 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Notable viewsYes
  • Corner plotYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle Drive, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Castle Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Aug 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Planning permission to erect a single-storey side extension

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/2022/1173
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2019
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Planning permission to erect a conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    PA/2019/1065
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Castle Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£354,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£372,500

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 May 2022Most recent

    £372,500

    +62.0%over 7 years
  2. 10 May 2015

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN9 1SL: £255,000 (2022–2011).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Castle Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,246

Street avg £2,586

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Doncaster district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Market Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

South Axholme Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN9 1SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DN9 1SL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DN9 1SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Castle Drive, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1SL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.