8 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD
About 8 Birchen Close
8 Birchen Close is a three-bedroom 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 (August 2012) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 141.4% above the 2003 sale of £113,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 48.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Birchen Close
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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
8 Birchen Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Birchen Close has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2007PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Construction of a porch to front
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01349/FL
What's in 8 Birchen Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Birchen Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£113,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2003Most recent
£113,500
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
Everything we know about 8 Birchen Close, 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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Versus other Birchen Close homes
On years held, 8 Birchen Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,261
Street avg £2,835
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Gardom Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School. 15 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB