28 Commonside Road, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SJ
About 28 Commonside Road
28 Commonside Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barlow, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold December 2022 for £233,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28 Commonside Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
28 Commonside Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2013.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 10 years.
£233,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2022Most recent
£233,000
+16.5%over 1 year18 December 2020
£200,000
+17.0%over 2 years10 September 2018
£171,000
+185.0%over 4 years26 September 2013
£60,000
-20.0%23 May 2013
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 7SJ: £665,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in S18 7SJ
20 Commonside Road, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SJ
Sold May 2024
£195,000Springwell Farm, Commonside Road, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SJ
Sold Mar 2023
£1,000,00014 Commonside Road, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SJ
Sold Jan 2023
£665,00063 Commonside Road, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SJ
Sold Aug 2020
£390,000Wellsprings, Commonside Road, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SJ
Sold Nov 2019
£732,500
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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 Commonside Road homes
28 Commonside Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,913
Street avg £3,508
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.3 km
Tickled Trout — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barlow CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB