1 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS
About 1 Holmesfield Road
1 Holmesfield Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8WS). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. At 61 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–243 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 228.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £380,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
1 Holmesfield Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 1 Holmesfield Road.
- Nov 2024Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, over the partial footprint of the existing pantry. A loft conversion including dormer windows and rooflights. Porch and bay window roof replacements. Solar Photovoltaic panels on existing garage, Air Source Heat Pump installation and associated landscaping changes (Affecting a setting of a LIsted Building) (Additional information)
- Agent
- Phillip Brewer Architecture Ltd
ExtensionSolar Panels- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00312/FLH
- May 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Retention of a summerhouse erected in front garden
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00364/FL
What's in 1 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Holmesfield Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 April 2024Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8WS: £350,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in S18 8WS
17 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS
Sold Oct 2023
£332,0003 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS
Sold Jan 2023
£475,0007 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS
Sold Nov 2022
£300,00031 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS
Sold Aug 2022
£350,00033 Holmesfield Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8WS
Sold Mar 2021
£355,000
Everything we know about 1 Holmesfield Road, in one report
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Versus other Holmesfield Road homes
1 Holmesfield Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,230
Street avg £1,832
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.1 km
Barley Mews — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
William Levick Primary School. 14 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB