26 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QW
About 26 Gainsborough Road
26 Gainsborough Road is a detached house in Dronfield (S18 1QW). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in January 2002. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 190.7% above the 2002 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 57.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
26 Gainsborough Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Gainsborough Road 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
26 Gainsborough Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2002Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1QW: £310,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in S18 1QW
50 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QW
Sold Feb 2025
£370,00028a, Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QW
Sold Nov 2024
£252,00036 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QW
Sold Mar 2022
£300,00010 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QW
Sold Apr 2019
£310,00056 Gainsborough Road, Dronfield, S18 1QW
Sold Oct 2018
£320,000
Everything we know about 26 Gainsborough Road, 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
Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
EPC Rating for 26 Gainsborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,061
Street avg £2,745
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Coniston Road East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB