18 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR
About 18 Allestree Drive
18 Allestree Drive is a semi-detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8QR). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in March 2017. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 44.9% above the 2017 sale price.
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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 Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 18 Allestree Drive.
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00818/FL
What's in 18 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 17 years.
£207,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2017Most recent
£207,000
+245.0%over 17 years16 October 1999
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8QR: £320,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in S18 8QR
2 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR
Sold Mar 2024
£320,0005 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR
Sold Feb 2024
£260,00015 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR
Sold Oct 2022
£315,0006 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR
Sold Jan 2022
£345,00010 Allestree Drive, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8QR
Sold Sept 2021
£375,000
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Versus other Allestree Drive homes
Floor Area for 18 Allestree Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,050
Street avg £3,005
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.2 km
Mapperley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School. 12 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB