What type of property is 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU last sold for £179,000 in June 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in August 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 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.

How is 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

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

Where is 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU located?

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

How safe is the area around 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

Police records around 7 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.

Which schools serve 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

The closest primary school to 7 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 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU?

The closest bus stop to 7 Dorset Drive, DE12 6HU is Dorset Drive, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Dorset Drive, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6HU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Dorset Drive

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

7 Dorset Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Moira, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 51.4% above the 2017 sale of £179,000. At 92 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Dorset Drive'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 19 Aug 2020

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Dorset Drive, Moira, Swadlincote, DE12 6HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 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.

7 Dorset Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£271,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£179,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 June 2017Most recent
£179,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 6HU: £235,000 (2023–2019).

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.

7 Dorset Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,946

Street avg £1,952

On par

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£341k

1 Alice Gardens, Overseal

DE12 6LB

4 bed

£341k

1 Daisy Lane, Overseal

DE12 6JH

4 bed

£359k

1 Albion Close, Moira

DE12 6EA

4 bed2 bath

£373k

1 Bramley Close, Moira

DE12 6DX

4 bed

£429k

1 Briton Lodge Close, Moira

DE12 6DD

4 bed2 bath

£243k

1 Bramble Walk, Overseal

DE12 6NB

3 bed1 bath

£241k

1 Cedar Grove, Moira

DE12 6HJ

3 bed1 bath

£235k

1 Cedar Grove, Linton

DE12 6QQ

3 bed

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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