What kind of home is 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ last change hands?

8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ last sold for £195,000 in November 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £59,950 in August 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

Across 3 sales between August 1999 and November 2016, 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ rose from £59,950 to £195,000, a change of £135,050. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

The current EPC rating for 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S18 1NJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ use?

The latest EPC at 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ 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.

Which area is 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ in?

8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ sits in Dronfield. It falls within the S18 postcode district in Derbyshire.

What schools are near 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

The closest primary school to 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ is Unstone Junior School (1.1km), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School (1.1km).

What transport links are near 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ?

The closest bus stop to 8 Burns Drive, S18 1NJ is Burns Drive, 121m away. The nearest rail option is Dronfield Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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8 Burns Drive, Dronfield, S18 1NJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Burns Drive

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

8 Burns Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield (S18 1NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 101 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 44 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 44.6% above the 2016 sale price.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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 13 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Burns Drive, Dronfield, S18 1NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Burns Drive 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£195,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

25 November 2016Most recent
£195,000
+85.7%over 14 years
19 November 2002
£105,000
+75.1%over 3 years
31 August 1999
£59,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1NJ: £135,000 (2024–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Burns Drive homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 8 Burns Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,931

Street avg £2,240

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Full Dronfield report

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

Burns Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S18 1NJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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