18 Cross Lane, Dronfield, S18 1SH
About 18 Cross Lane
18 Cross Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Dronfield (S18 1SH). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 120 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £475,000. 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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Cross Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2008RenovationFullIn report
Retention of two air conditioning units to gable elevation
- Agent
- A W Building Contractors
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00766/FL
- Sept 2006FullIn report
Construction of dormer window to front
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00887/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 18 Cross Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£475,000
+61.0%over 4 years11 October 2018
£295,000
+228.0%over 18 years16 December 1999
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1SH: £360,000 (2025–2019).
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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 Cross Lane homes
18 Cross Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £2,716
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.2 km
Fletcher Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Dronfield Junior School. 14 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
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB