What kind of home is 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD?

22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD?

22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD last sold for £255,000 in April 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £52,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 1995 and April 2019, 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD rose from £52,000 to £255,000, a change of £203,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD have?

The current EPC rating for 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD?

22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in S18 8ZD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD use?

The latest EPC at 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD?

22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD in?

22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD sits in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield. It falls within the S18 postcode district in Derbyshire.

What schools are near 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD?

The closest primary school to 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD is St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School (118m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School (2.0km).

How well connected is 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD?

The closest bus stop to 22 Birchen Close, S18 8ZD is Gardom Close, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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22 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 22 Birchen Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

22 Birchen Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8ZD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 19.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2019 for £255,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

22 Birchen Close has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 22 Birchen Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£255,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

14 April 2019Most recent
£255,000
+16.4%over 11 years
16 November 2007
£219,000
+321.2%over 12 years
20 April 1995
£52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8ZD: £238,000 (2022–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Birchen Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

22 Birchen Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,923

Street avg £2,503

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dronfield district page.

Full Dronfield report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S18 8ZD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S18 8ZD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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