1 Brook Cottage, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL
About 1 Brook Cottage
1 Brook Cottage is a semi-detached house in Holmesfield, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7WL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 79.6% above the 1999 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brook Cottage 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
1 Brook Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 1999Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 7WL: £582,500 (2017–2007).
Nearby sales in S18 7WL
Brookside Farm, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL
Sold Apr 2017
£755,000The Mews, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL
Sold Oct 2016
£540,000The Pingle, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL
Sold Jul 2015
£582,500The Mill, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL
Sold Jul 2013
£609,6252 Brook Cottage, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL
Sold Jul 2007
£250,000
Everything we know about 1 Brook 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
Versus other Mill Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Brook Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Millthorpe Village — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Penny Acres Primary School. 3 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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB