18 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ
About 18 Ashford Road
18 Ashford Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 921 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 86 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 55.9% above the 2009 sale of £245,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 18 Ashford Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Ashford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Ashford Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of single-storey extensions (Revised Scheme of 09/00789/FLH)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00115/FLH
- Oct 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of single storey extensions.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00789/FLH
What's in 18 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 August 2009Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8RQ: £370,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S18 8RQ
26 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ
Sold Nov 2025
£580,00027 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ
Sold Mar 2023
£356,25028 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ
Sold Mar 2023
£592,5009 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ
Sold Jun 2021
£370,00019 Ashford Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8RQ
Sold Jun 2021
£332,500
Everything we know about 18 Ashford Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Is something wrong with it?
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Ashford Road homes
18 Ashford Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,862
Street avg £3,255
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Hayfield Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB