1 Brookside Cottages, Nesfield, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7TB

1 Brookside Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barlow, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7TB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 28.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.