56 Gosforth Lane, Dronfield, S18 1PR
About 56 Gosforth Lane
56 Gosforth Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield (S18 1PR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £300,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 15.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Gosforth Lane has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Application for first floor side extension above existing garage
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01208/FLH
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a single-storey side extension
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01013/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
56 Gosforth Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£300,000
+21.0%over 1 year22 April 2021
£248,000
+15.3%over 1 year12 March 2020
£215,000
+298.1%over 20 years29 July 1999
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1PR: £300,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S18 1PR
Everything we know about 56 Gosforth Lane, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Gosforth Lane homes
On epc rating, 56 Gosforth Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,158
Street avg £2,859
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gosforth Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Dronfield Junior School. 16 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
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB