1 Kipling Close, Dronfield, S18 1NH
About 1 Kipling Close
1 Kipling Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield (S18 1NH). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 24.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £325,000 in February 2021. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Kipling Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Kipling Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Kipling Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 23 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£325,000
+64.6%over 13 years15 August 2007
£197,500
+287.3%over 9 years31 March 1998
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1NH: £203,000 (2024–2013).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Kipling Close homes
1 Kipling Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,539
Street avg £2,679
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highgate Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB