12 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
About 12 Birchen Close
12 Birchen Close is a semi-detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8ZD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 90 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
12 Birchen Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Birchen Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
12 Birchen Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8ZD: £238,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in S18 8ZD
3 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
Sold Apr 2022
£290,0001 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
Sold Feb 2021
£238,00014 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
Sold May 2020
£238,00022 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
Sold Apr 2019
£255,0007 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
Sold Apr 2013
£165,000
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Versus other Birchen Close homes
12 Birchen Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Gardom Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School. 15 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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB