13 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
About 13 Birches Fold
13 Birches Fold is a semi-detached house in Coal Aston, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 395.6% above the 2001 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 70.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 13 Birches Fold
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed erection of a conservatory to the rear of the dwelling and detached garden store/hobbies room in rear garden
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01275/FL
What's in 13 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
13 Birches Fold's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2001Most recent
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 3AG: £179,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in S18 3AG
3 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Jul 2023
£210,00023 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Aug 2021
£195,00027 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Dec 2019
£179,00010 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Apr 2019
£147,0008 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Oct 2018
£176,000
Everything we know about 13 Birches Fold, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Birches Fold homes
On price per m², 13 Birches Fold runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£577
Street avg £2,093
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Northfield Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB