Linden Lea, St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH
About Linden Lea
Linden Lea is a four-bedroom detached house in Unstone, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 41.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at Linden Lea
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Linden Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at Linden Lea.
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Construction of two storey extension to front (Amended Plans)
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00580/FL
What's in Linden Lea, St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH'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.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 6 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£345,000
+2.7%over 5 years10 May 2015
£336,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 4AH: £205,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in S18 4AH
21 St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH
Sold Jun 2024
£250,00051 St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH
Sold Oct 2022
£225,00013 St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH
Sold Jun 2021
£180,00047 St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH
Sold Mar 2021
£205,00043 St Johns Road, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AH
Sold Nov 2020
£174,000
Everything we know about Linden Lea, 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 St Johns Road homes
On habitable rooms, Linden Lea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,054
Street avg £1,901
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School. 11 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB