Rayfield, Cartledge Lane, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7SB

Rayfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Holmesfield, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7SB). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 sits 113.1% above the 2008 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.