16 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
About 16 Birches Fold
16 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 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 85.2% above the 2005 sale of £128,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).
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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
Planning history
16 Birches Fold has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Application under the neighbour notification scheme for a rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00299/FLHPD
What's in 16 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
16 Birches Fold valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£128,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2005Most recent
£128,000
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
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Versus other Birches Fold homes
EPC Rating for 16 Birches Fold runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,641
Street avg £1,997
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB