2 Bentham Road, Chesterfield, S40 4EZ
About 2 Bentham Road
2 Bentham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Chesterfield (S40 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold December 2021 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Bentham Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Bentham Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2021Most recent
£280,000
+156.9%over 19 years11 June 2002
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S40 4EZ: £405,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S40 4EZ
Versus other Bentham Road homes
EPC Rating for 2 Bentham Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,470
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glade Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Brockwell Junior School. 23 schools nearby.
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A Local Area 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
39.2dB







