Millstone Cottage, Town End, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BG
About Millstone Cottage
Millstone Cottage is a detached house in Apperknowle, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (July 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £370,000. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Millstone Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2024FullIn report
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 4 (landscaping) of planning permission 19/00982/FL, subsequently amended via 20/00053/FL (additional information)
- Agent
- Stainton Planning
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00836/FL
What's in Millstone Cottage, Town End, Apperknowle, Dronfield, S18 4BG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Millstone Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2020.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.5% per year over 5 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 23.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2025Most recent
£370,000
+208.3%over 5 years6 March 2020
£120,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in S18 4BG: £650,000 (2024–2006).
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Versus other Town End homes
On price per m², Millstone Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,068
Street avg £3,285
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 171 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
0.4 km
Sharman Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB