Detached

4 BROOKVALE CLOSE

BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7TS

£425,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Commonside Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.5 miles
Train station	Dronfield	2.1 miles
Hospital	Argyll House	6.1 miles
University	Sheffield Hallam University	7.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£425,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,102/m²

Local average

£428,121 (33 sales)

Street crime

3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 19/05/2025

Expiry date: 18/05/2035

Current heating cost: £1,162/year

Potential heating cost: £919/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £6,125

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Time and temperature zone control (£350 - £450)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/02/2026	£425,000	Detached	—	£450,000 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£425,000
listed	07/04/2025	£435,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
RUTLAND LODGE VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SN	£430,000	12/10/2022	Detached
15 VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SL	£520,000	09/08/2022	Detached
70 VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SN	£460,000	06/06/2022	Detached
41 VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SL	£435,000	13/12/2021	Detached
5 BROOKVALE CLOSE, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7TS	£361,000	06/09/2021	Detached

Area average: £441,200 (5 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 19.3%

10y growth 1.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North East Derbyshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 6.1%

5y (index) 23.3%

10y (index) 54.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North East Derbyshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £697/mo

Realistic £774/mo

Optimistic £851/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North East Derbyshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Sheffield: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.18%

Max investor price (0.8%) £96,750

Target investor price (1%) £77,400

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	2
Other theft	1
Total incidents	3

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Barlow CofE Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 Oct 2018
Cutthorpe Primary School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 12 Dec 2022
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School	Primary	1.8 miles	Good — 25 May 2016
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 24 May 2013
Penny Acres Primary School	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 11 Feb 2014

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 4 BROOKVALE CLOSE, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7TS

## Property details

- Slug: `0bf0285` (address key hash: `0bf0285df63b892525598af6c2e3fb103964ea6c`)
- Postcode: S18 7TS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 137 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £425,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,102/m²
- Local average: £428,121 (33 sales)
- Street crime: 3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £425,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/05/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,162/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £6,125

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- G (£350 - £450)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2101-6802-3737-1261-0740)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £425,000 | Detached | — | £450,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-0bd5-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 BROOKVALE CLOSE, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7TS | £425,000 | 06/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [160337294](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7ae141c)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £425,000 |
| listed | 2025-04-07 | £435,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| RUTLAND LODGE VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SN | £430,000 | 12/10/2022 | Detached |
| 15 VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SL | £520,000 | 09/08/2022 | Detached |
| 70 VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SN | £460,000 | 06/06/2022 | Detached |
| 41 VALLEY ROAD, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7SL | £435,000 | 13/12/2021 | Detached |
| 5 BROOKVALE CLOSE, BARLOW, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 7TS | £361,000 | 06/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £441,200 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 19.3%
- **10y growth:** 1.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North East Derbyshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 6.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 54.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North East Derbyshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £697/mo
- **Realistic:** £774/mo
- **Optimistic:** £851/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Sheffield (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £96,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £77,400

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **3** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Barlow CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Oct 2018 |
| Cutthorpe Primary School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 12 Dec 2022 |
| St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 1.8 miles | Good — 25 May 2016 |
| Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 24 May 2013 |
| Penny Acres Primary School | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 11 Feb 2014 |