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Highfield House, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD

Notable views6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
202 m²
2174 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Highfield House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Highfield House is a four-bedroom detached house in Apperknowle, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 809.1% above the 1999 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£25/sq ft) was about 86.1% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes
  • Notable viewsYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Highfield House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highfield House, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Dec 2019
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Demolition of conservatory and erection of a single-storey side extension (amended title)

    Extension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    19/01056/FLH
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2019
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Use of land as garden area

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00402/LDC
    View planning record

What's in Highfield House, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD's planning history?

4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Highfield House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£500,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -13.2% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (1999)

£55,000

Growth on file: -13.2% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 1999Most recent

    £55,000

    -17.9%over 1 year
  2. 8 April 1998

    £67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 4BD: £225,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Highfield House is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£272

Street avg £2,239

Strongly below

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dronfield district page.

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

Sharman Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Unstone St Mary's Nursery & Infant School. 10 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S18 4BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S18 4BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S18 4BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Highfield House, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.