What type of property is 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA last change hands?

4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA last sold for £270,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £233,000 in December 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

Across 2 sales between December 2006 and September 2021, 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA rose from £233,000 to £270,000, a change of £37,000. That works out to roughly +1% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

The current EPC rating for 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE12 7BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is in council tax band D.

Where is 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA located?

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

How safe is the area around 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

Police records around 4 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 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

The closest primary school to 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is Donisthorpe Primary School (405m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA?

The closest bus stop to 4 Brooks Close, DE12 7BA is Brooks Close, 142m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Brooks Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7BA

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 4 Brooks Close

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

4 Brooks Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 12.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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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
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Brooks Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2022

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Brooks Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

4 Brooks Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£270,000
+15.9%over 14 years
14 December 2006
£233,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7BA: £177,500 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in DE12 7BA

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On the street

Versus other Brooks Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 4 Brooks Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,348

Street avg £2,039

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par

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

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

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Common questions

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