Ivy Cottage, Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL
About Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Unstone, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 25.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 129.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £390,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Ivy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ivy Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 January 2021Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 4AL: £340,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in S18 4AL
Grange Farm, Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL
Sold Mar 2023
£110,000School House, Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL
Sold Dec 2022
£515,00030 Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL
Sold May 2022
£365,000Westbury, Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL
Sold Oct 2020
£340,000North View, Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, S18 4AL
Sold Mar 2019
£210,000
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Versus other Crow Lane homes
EPC Rating for Ivy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,277
Street avg £2,264
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.0 km
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB