48a, Top Street, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, DE12 7AH
About 48a
48a is a four-bedroom detached house in Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 is 25.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Integral
Energy performance
48a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
48a has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed ground floor extension to rear
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00489/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 48a
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
48a's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 12 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2016Most recent
£405,000
+17.4%over 11 years20 September 2004
£345,000
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 48a, 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
On habitable rooms, 48a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,140
Street avg £2,193
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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.
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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