3 Kipling Close, Dronfield, S18 1NH
About 3 Kipling Close
3 Kipling Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Dronfield (S18 1NH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 45.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £208,000 in September 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageIntegral
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 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
3 Kipling Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 19 years.
£208,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2019Most recent
£208,000
+139.1%over 18 years26 October 2000
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1NH: £203,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in S18 1NH
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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 Kipling Close homes
3 Kipling Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,152
Street avg £2,577
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB