2 Shortheath Road, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6AS
About 2 Shortheath Road
2 Shortheath Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Moira, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 6AS). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2143 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 118.5% above the 2003 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Shortheath Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
2 Shortheath Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 2 Shortheath Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2024MixedFullIn report
Change of use of Forest Lodge (No. 2 Shortheath Road) to a dwelling, erection of detached garage and 1 no. additional dwelling on land to the rear with non-mains cesspool and associated works
- Agent
- Life-Design Architecture
- Documents
- 56 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00637/FUL
- Oct 2018FullIn report
Continued use of first floor for non-residential education use
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01103/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Shortheath Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Shortheath Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2003Most recent
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 6AS: £182,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DE12 6AS
18 Shortheath Road, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6AS
Sold Mar 2025
£165,00048 Shortheath Road, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6AS
Sold Dec 2024
£195,00052 Shortheath Road, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6AS
Sold May 2023
£185,00046 Shortheath Road, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6AS
Sold Nov 2022
£182,50036 Shortheath Road, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6AS
Sold Mar 2022
£145,000
Everything we know about 2 Shortheath Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Shortheath Road homes
2 Shortheath Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,251
Street avg £2,319
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Shortheath Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Overseal Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB