1 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW
About 1 Firthwood Road
1 Firthwood Road is a detached house in Coal Aston, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2754 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £705,000 is 28.2% above the 2010 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Firthwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Firthwood Road.
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of a two-storey side and front extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00252/FLH
What's in 1 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Firthwood Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 2010Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 3BW: £333,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in S18 3BW
45 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW
Sold Apr 2024
£410,00030 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW
Sold Feb 2024
£260,00033 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW
Sold Sept 2023
£380,00026 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW
Sold Oct 2021
£333,0006 Firthwood Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3BW
Sold Aug 2020
£245,000
Everything we know about 1 Firthwood Road, 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 Firthwood Road homes
On floor area, 1 Firthwood Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,149
Street avg £2,444
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Firthwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Northfield Junior School. 12 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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB