Mill Farm Cottage, Crow Hole, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7TJ
About Mill Farm Cottage
Mill Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barlow, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
17 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 6 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for change of use to residential is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 26.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 19.4% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2019 for £300,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Mill Farm Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jun 2024FullIn report
Relocation of shop/office and toilet/shower block to a single building (Conservation Area) (Amended Plans/Amended Title)
- Agent
- WSP
Conservation Area- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00240/FL
- Jan 2024FullIn report
Section 73 application to vary condition 6 (Stone Edge Details) and 7 (Termini to Wall Ends) of planning permission 22/00282/FL (Conservation Area)
- Agent
- wsp
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00926/FL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Mill Farm Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Mill Farm Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2014 starting point.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 40.6% per year over 5 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 40.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2019Most recent
£300,000
+538.3%over 5 years20 March 2014
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 7TJ: £395,000 (2024–1999).
Nearby sales in S18 7TJ
Everything we know about Mill Farm Cottage, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Crow Hole homes
On price per m², Mill Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,911
Street avg £6,073
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Crowhole — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Barlow CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB