5 St Oswalds Drive, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EB
About 5 St Oswalds Drive
5 St Oswalds Drive is a detached house in Finningley, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN9 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2008–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 56.1% above the 2014 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 St Oswalds Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 St Oswalds Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 St Oswalds Drive valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 6 years.
£123,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2014Most recent
£123,000
+82.2%over 6 years1 October 2008
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN9 3EB: £379,950 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in DN9 3EB
23 St Oswalds Drive, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EB
Sold Apr 2024
£460,00016 St Oswalds Drive, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EB
Sold Feb 2023
£500,00027 St Oswalds Drive, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EB
Sold Feb 2019
£376,95029 St Oswalds Drive, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EB
Sold Nov 2018
£379,95010 St Oswalds Drive, Finningley, Doncaster, DN9 3EB
Sold Nov 2018
£379,950
Everything we know about 5 St Oswalds Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other St Oswalds Drive homes
On epc rating, 5 St Oswalds Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,836
Street avg £2,211
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Oswald's CofE Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB