26 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
About 26 Top Street
26 Top Street is a semi-detached house in Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1911 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 29% below the 2019 sale of £775,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 113.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £775,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
26 Top Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Top Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to reduce the height of a row of 10 no. Beech Trees by 5 metres from approx. 10 metres to 5 metres in height (Unprotected trees in a Conservation Area)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01777/TCA
- Oct 2018ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 to planning permission reference 18/00168/FUL to amend the design of the dwelling and garage
- Agent
- David Granger Design Ltd
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01439/VCU
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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
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 26 Top Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 February 2019Most recent
£775,000
+342.9%over 23 years12 January 1996
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7AH: £282,500 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in DE12 7AH
22 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
Sold Nov 2022
£395,0008 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
Sold Mar 2022
£170,00043 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
Sold Dec 2021
£282,50063 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
Sold Mar 2021
£570,00039 Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
Sold Oct 2020
£227,750
Everything we know about 26 Top Street, 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

Versus other Top Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 26 Top Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,366
Street avg £2,140
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.4 km
Black Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School. 2 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB