Oakleigh, Millthorpe Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SA
About Oakleigh
Oakleigh is a detached house in Holmesfield, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7SA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 is 19% below the 2021 sale of £775,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £775,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Oakleigh's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jun 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Partial raising of roof to create room in roof space with new dormer and balcony and alterations to openings
- Agent
- Windle Cook Architects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00511/FLH
- Jan 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of a single-storey extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00623/FLH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Oakleigh
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£775,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£775,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 7SA: £650,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in S18 7SA
3 Little Chatsworth, Millthorpe Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SA
Sold Dec 2023
£650,000Hill Mount, Millthorpe Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SA
Sold Aug 2023
£366,666Outspan, Millthorpe Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SA
Sold Jul 2023
£777,500Cuckoos Nest, Millthorpe Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SA
Sold Sept 2021
£500,000Glenhurst, Millthorpe Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SA
Sold Nov 2020
£725,000
Everything we know about Oakleigh, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Millthorpe Lane homes
Oakleigh outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,908
Street avg £3,198
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 204 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
0.1 km
Oak Lea House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Penny Acres Primary School. 5 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
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB