2 Brook Cottage, Mill Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WL

2 Brook Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Holmesfield, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7WL). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 36.4% above the 2007 sale price.