40 Main Road, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WT
About 40 Main Road
40 Main Road is a detached house in Holmesfield, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 7WT). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
11 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 105.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £310,000.
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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Planning history
40 Main Road has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed Timber Frame Porch and flue for wood burning stove (Conservation Area)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00397/FLH
- Jul 2012AmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material amendment to planning approval 06/00930/FL to allow installation and relocation of rooflights to approved dwelling at land adjacent
- Reference
- 12/00507/AMEND
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 Main Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 6 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2024Most recent
£310,000
+8.8%over 3 years16 September 2020
£285,000
+3.6%over 2 years12 March 2018
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 7WT: £670,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S18 7WT
98 Main Road, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WT
Sold Mar 2025
£680,000Green Gables, Main Road, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WT
Sold Aug 2024
£960,00047 Main Road, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WT
Sold Oct 2022
£670,00047a, Main Road, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WT
Sold Sept 2022
£560,00052 Main Road, Holmesfield, Dronfield, S18 7WT
Sold Apr 2021
£600,000
Everything we know about 40 Main Road, 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 Main Road homes
Floor Area for 40 Main Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,167
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Woodside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Penny Acres Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB