40 Highfields Road, Dronfield, S18 1UW
About 40 Highfields Road
40 Highfields Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield (S18 1UW). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 42.3% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
40 Highfields Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Highfields Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolish existing garage and erect a new two-storey side extension with a 2nd storey over the existing ground floor kitchen.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01248/FLH
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Application for single-storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00193/FLH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 Highfields Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 10 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2014Most recent
£215,000
+26.1%over 10 years5 August 2004
£170,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 1UW: £260,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in S18 1UW
Everything we know about 40 Highfields 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 Highfields Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 40 Highfields Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,087
Street avg £2,489
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.0 km
Highfields Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Dronfield Junior School. 13 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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB