The Old School House, Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
About The Old School House
The Old School House is a four-bedroom detached house in Apperknowle, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £825,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £715,000. 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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old School House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Construction of a two-storey side extension to form garage with bedroom and living space
- Agent
- CS Surveying & Architectural Design Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00272/FLH
What's in The Old School House, Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old School House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£825,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 11 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2021Most recent
£715,000
+54.1%over 11 years3 November 2009
£464,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 4AU: £310,000 (2022–2017).
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
£530,000Cedar Croft, Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Dec 2017
£640,00048 Barrack Road, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4AU
Sold Jul 2015
£183,000
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Versus other Barrack Road homes
On epc rating, The Old School House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,724
Street avg £3,387
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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