Highfield House, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD
About Highfield House
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
What this property has
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 performance
Highfield House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2019DemolitionFullIn 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
- Jun 2019AmendmentIn report
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Use of land as garden area
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00402/LDC
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.
Sales history & valuation
Highfield House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -13.2% per year over 1 year.
£55,000
Growth on file: -13.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
30 August 1999Most recent
£55,000
-17.9%over 1 year8 April 1998
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 4BD: £225,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in S18 4BD
3 The Mount, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD
Sold Oct 2023
£208,50049 High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD
Sold Jun 2023
£720,00037 High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD
Sold Apr 2023
£162,000The Gables, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD
Sold Feb 2022
£628,0001 The Mount, High Street, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BD
Sold Nov 2021
£225,000
Everything we know about Highfield House, 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 High Street homes
Highfield House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£272
Street avg £2,239
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Sharman Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB