1 Garth Way, Dronfield, S18 1RL
About 1 Garth Way
1 Garth Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Dronfield (S18 1RL). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 32.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 8 EPCs). Sold January 2020 for £232,500.
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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
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Application for single-storey front extension and new pitched roof over the existing carport
- Agent
- Smith and Roper
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00344/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.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£232,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£232,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1RL: £315,000 (2023–2017).
Everything we know about 1 Garth Way, 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 Garth Way homes
Floor Area for 1 Garth Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,981
Street avg £2,376
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Farwater Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Dronfield Junior School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB