What type of property is 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB last sold for £280,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £47,000 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

Across 4 sales between May 1996 and March 2025, 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB rose from £47,000 to £280,000, a change of £233,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

The current EPC rating for 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB heated?

The latest EPC at 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB located?

79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB sits in Dronfield. It falls within the S18 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Which schools serve 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

The closest primary school to 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB is Unstone Junior School (1.1km), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School (1.2km).

What transport links are near 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB?

The closest bus stop to 79 Shakespeare Crescent, S18 1NB is Chaucer Drive, 114m away. The nearest rail option is Dronfield Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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79 Shakespeare Crescent, Dronfield, S18 1NB

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 79 Shakespeare Crescent

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

79 Shakespeare Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield (S18 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

A recent sale: £280,000 in March 2025. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 112.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageIntegral

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Shakespeare Crescent, Dronfield, S18 1NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 Shakespeare Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

79 Shakespeare Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£277,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£280,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

21 March 2025Most recent
£280,000
+45.8%over 6 years
23 August 2018
£192,000
+190.9%over 18 years
30 March 2000
£66,000
+40.4%over 3 years
30 May 1996
£47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1NB: £265,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in S18 1NB

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On the street

Versus other Shakespeare Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 79 Shakespeare Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,636

Street avg £2,514

Strongly above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Chaucer Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Unstone Junior School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S18 1NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S18 1NB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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