Detached

8 BEECHWOOD ROAD

DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW

£445,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Civic Centre	0.1 miles
Shop	Geoffs DIY	0.1 miles
Train station	Dronfield	0.4 miles
Hospital	Argyll House	4.4 miles
University	Unknown	5.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£445,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,159/m²

Local average

£429,935 (31 sales)

Street crime

68 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/09/2025

Expiry date: 09/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,352/year

Potential heating cost: £1,127/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,578

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£810 - £945)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	11/02/2026	£445,000	Detached	—	£454,063 to March 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	£445,000
listed	21/11/2025	£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
18 FORD CLOSE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1TG	£417,500	03/11/2023	Detached
28 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW	£325,000	31/10/2023	Detached
2 MANOR CRESCENT, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PU	£315,000	18/08/2023	Detached
8 GOSFORTH CLOSE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1NT	£378,255	27/03/2023	Detached
13 MANOR CRESCENT, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PU	£270,000	16/12/2022	Detached
2 CROFTON RISE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RH	£380,000	21/09/2022	Detached
10 GOSFORTH CLOSE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1NT	£315,000	05/08/2022	Detached
21 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW	£312,500	17/05/2022	Detached
39 GOSFORTH LANE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PQ	£320,000	02/02/2022	Detached
10 CROFTON RISE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RH	£340,000	10/01/2022	Detached
27 GOSFORTH CRESCENT, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PT	£295,000	16/12/2021	Detached
11 WEST STREET, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PJ	£435,000	14/12/2021	Detached
28 GOSFORTH LANE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PR	£300,000	14/12/2021	Detached
6 CROFTON RISE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RH	£285,000	07/10/2021	Detached
32 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW	£290,000	30/09/2021	Detached
11 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW	£252,000	29/09/2021	Detached
6 GARTH WAY, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RL	£323,500	09/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £326,691 (17 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 8.5%

10y growth 55.7%

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

1y (index) -1.9%

5y (index) 18.2%

10y (index) 50%

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

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Quoit Green, S18	£795/mo	2	0.5 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Alexandra Road, S18	£750/mo	2	0.52 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Terraced House, Chesterfield Road, S18	£560/mo	1	0.53 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cecil Road, S18	£1,050/mo	3	0.58 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Salisbury Avenue, S18	£1,300/mo	3	0.72 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £891/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.18%

Max investor price (0.8%) £99,375

Target investor price (1%) £79,500

Gross yield 2.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 46.6×

Monthly cashflow £-1,062/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -9.9%

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).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	26
Shoplifting	10
Criminal damage and arson	7
Other theft	5
Public order	5
Vehicle crime	5
Anti-social behaviour	4
Burglary	3
Other crime	2
Drugs	1
Total incidents	68

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Dronfield Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Dronfield Infant School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 27 Sep 2023
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 24 May 2013
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 25 May 2016

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# 8 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW

## Property details

- Slug: `812f36d` (address key hash: `812f36d2868e9361b680f36769ad46c3d604de9e`)
- Postcode: S18 1PW
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 107 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £445,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,159/m²
- Local average: £429,935 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 68 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £445,000
- Date: 2026-02-11
- Type: D
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,352/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,578

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£810 - £945)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2732-1155-7116-8228-1638)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-11 | £445,000 | Detached | — | £454,063 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-0dc6-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW | £445,000 | 11/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169564058](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fe82e96)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £445,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-21 | £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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 FORD CLOSE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1TG | £417,500 | 03/11/2023 | Detached |
| 28 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW | £325,000 | 31/10/2023 | Detached |
| 2 MANOR CRESCENT, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PU | £315,000 | 18/08/2023 | Detached |
| 8 GOSFORTH CLOSE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1NT | £378,255 | 27/03/2023 | Detached |
| 13 MANOR CRESCENT, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PU | £270,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 2 CROFTON RISE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RH | £380,000 | 21/09/2022 | Detached |
| 10 GOSFORTH CLOSE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1NT | £315,000 | 05/08/2022 | Detached |
| 21 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW | £312,500 | 17/05/2022 | Detached |
| 39 GOSFORTH LANE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PQ | £320,000 | 02/02/2022 | Detached |
| 10 CROFTON RISE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RH | £340,000 | 10/01/2022 | Detached |
| 27 GOSFORTH CRESCENT, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PT | £295,000 | 16/12/2021 | Detached |
| 11 WEST STREET, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PJ | £435,000 | 14/12/2021 | Detached |
| 28 GOSFORTH LANE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PR | £300,000 | 14/12/2021 | Detached |
| 6 CROFTON RISE, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RH | £285,000 | 07/10/2021 | Detached |
| 32 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW | £290,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 11 BEECHWOOD ROAD, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1PW | £252,000 | 29/09/2021 | Detached |
| 6 GARTH WAY, DRONFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, S18 1RL | £323,500 | 09/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £326,691 (17 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8.5%
- **10y growth:** 55.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 50%

## 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Quoit Green, S18 | £795/mo | 2 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Alexandra Road, S18 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Terraced House, Chesterfield Road, S18 | £560/mo | 1 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cecil Road, S18 | £1,050/mo | 3 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Salisbury Avenue, S18 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.72 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £891/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.18% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £99,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,500

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £795/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 46.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,062/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **68** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Dronfield Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Dronfield Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Sep 2023 |
| Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 24 May 2013 |
| St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 25 May 2016 |