Oaks Barn is a semi-detached house in Grindleford, Hope Valley, Hope Valley (S32 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 283 m² (around 3046 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 283 m² the property is well over the postcode median (179 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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Installation of an air source heat pump system.
Oaks Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
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EPC Rating for Oaks Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
283 m²
Street avg 212 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
What's in Oaks Barn, Hathersage Road, Grindleford, Hope Valley, S32 2JH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Median price across the last 5 sales in S32 2JH: £570,000 (2022–2013).
Fold Farm Hathersage Road Grindleford Hope Valley
Sold Apr 2022
1 Orchard Court Hathersage Road Grindleford Hope Valley
Sold Jul 2021
2 Orchard Court Hathersage Road Grindleford Hope Valley
Sold Apr 2021
Five Oaks Hathersage Road Grindleford Hope Valley
Sold Jun 2018
Fold Cottage Hathersage Road Grindleford Hope Valley
Sold Mar 2013

Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
S32 2JN
Playing Field — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Grindleford Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB