4 Bowness Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8PE

4 Bowness Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 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 £199,000 sits 342.2% above the 1999 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 15 EPCs).