What type of property is 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA last sold for £129,950 in July 2007, around 19 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA have?

The current EPC rating for 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (678 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DE12 7BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA records lpg as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA located?

15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA sits in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote. It falls within the DE12 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA in a safe area?

Police records around 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA 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 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

The closest primary school to 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is Donisthorpe Primary School (405m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

The closest bus stop to 15 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is Brooks Close, 142m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Brooks Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7BA

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 03

Bedrooms

Floor area

63 m²

678 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Brooks Close

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

15 Brooks Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 63 m² this is the 4th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 57–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

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

Bedrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingYes

Building

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2022

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Brooks Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Brooks Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications 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 at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£137,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2007)

£129,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 July 2007Most recent
£129,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7BA: £270,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in DE12 7BA

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On the street

Versus other Brooks Close homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Brooks Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,063

Street avg £2,216

Strongly below

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.4 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.

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1 Barklam Close, Donisthorpe

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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

Brooks Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Donisthorpe Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE12 7BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE12 7BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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