48 Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
About 48 Barrack Road
48 Barrack Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Apperknowle, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 688 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015). Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 41.5% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
48 Barrack Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 Barrack Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Application for a 2 storey side extension to existing house.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01123/FLH
- May 2022Change Of UseFullIn report
Application for change of use from public open space to domestic garden
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00224/FL
What's in 48 Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 4 years.
£183,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
1 July 2015Most recent
£183,000
+10.9%over 3 years14 July 2011
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 4AU: £310,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in S18 4AU
27 Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Sept 2022
£235,00039 Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Aug 2022
£310,000Barrack House, Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Aug 2021
£530,000The Old School House, Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Jan 2021
£715,000Cedar Croft, Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Dec 2017
£640,000
Everything we know about 48 Barrack 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 Barrack Road homes
48 Barrack Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,865
Street avg £3,558
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Sharman Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School. 10 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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB