5 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QT
About 5 Gainsborough Road
5 Gainsborough Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Dronfield (S18 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 25.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £260,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Gainsborough Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Application for two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01160/FLH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2021Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1QT: £295,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in S18 1QT
41 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QT
Sold Sept 2025
£270,00065 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QT
Sold Jun 2025
£305,00025 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QT
Sold Mar 2025
£295,00017 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QT
Sold Oct 2024
£300,0007 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QT
Sold Apr 2024
£273,100
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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 Gainsborough Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Gainsborough Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,766
Street avg £2,914
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Coniston Road East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB