What kind of home is 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU last sold for £235,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £195,000 in September 2016, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2016 and January 2020, 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU rose from £195,000 to £235,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

The current EPC rating for 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DE12 6HU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU use?

The latest EPC at 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU in?

6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU sits in Moira, Swadlincote, Swadlincote. It falls within the DE12 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU in a safe area?

Police records around 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

The closest primary school to 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is Moira Primary School (444m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ivanhoe School (2.9km).

What transport links are near 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

The closest bus stop to 6 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is Dorset Drive, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Dorset Drive, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6HU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 6 Dorset Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Dorset Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Moira, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 29.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold January 2020 for £235,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2026

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Dorset Drive, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Dorset Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£235,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

24 January 2020Most recent
£235,000
+20.5%over 3 years
1 September 2016
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 6HU: £235,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in DE12 6HU

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On the street

Versus other Dorset Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 6 Dorset Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,582

Street avg £1,894

Strongly above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swadlincote district page.

Full Swadlincote report

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

0.1 km

Dorset Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Moira Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE12 6HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE12 6HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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