23 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
About 23 Birches Fold
23 Birches Fold is a three-bedroom 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 (June 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 26.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £195,000. 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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
23 Birches Fold has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single-storey rear extension
- Agent
- Fleetwood Cadtek Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01116/FLH
What's in 23 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 5 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2021Most recent
£195,000
+25.8%over 4 years10 February 2017
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 3AG: £176,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in S18 3AG
3 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Jul 2023
£210,00027 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
£176,00015 Birches Fold, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AG
Sold Oct 2018
£170,717
Everything we know about 23 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 co₂ emissions, 23 Birches Fold stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,919
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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