1 Croft Lea, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8XZ
About 1 Croft Lea
1 Croft Lea is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 57% above the 2013 sale of £265,524. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013).
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
1 Croft Lea'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2003PorchFullIn report
Proposed construction of a two storey extension to the side, porch extension to the front and conservatory to the rear
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01272/FL
What's in 1 Croft Lea, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8XZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Croft Lea's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 10 years.
£265,524
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2013Most recent
£265,524
+93.1%over 10 years24 November 2003
£137,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8XZ: £150,000 (2020–2001).
Nearby sales in S18 8XZ
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Versus other Croft Lea homes
Floor Area for 1 Croft Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,609
Street avg £1,986
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Longcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
William Levick Primary School. 18 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
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB