1 Buckingham Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZX
About 1 Buckingham Close
1 Buckingham Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Dronfield (S18 8ZX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 97 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 130.4% above the 2002 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Buckingham Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Buckingham Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Buckingham Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2002Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S18 8ZX: £265,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in S18 8ZX
2 Buckingham Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZX
Sold Feb 2024
£327,5007 Buckingham Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZX
Sold May 2023
£283,5005 Buckingham Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZX
Sold Nov 2019
£265,0006 Buckingham Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZX
Sold Sept 2009
£195,0004 Buckingham Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, S18 8ZX
Sold Apr 2006
£234,950
Everything we know about 1 Buckingham Close, in one report
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Versus other Buckingham Close homes
1 Buckingham Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,392
Street avg £3,226
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Great Croft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB