The Shrubberies, Twycross Road, Snarestone, Swadlincote, DE12 7BY
About The Shrubberies
The Shrubberies is a semi-detached house in Snarestone, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3380 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 314 m² the property is well over the postcode median (204 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Shrubberies'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Shrubberies has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2026New BuildFullIn report
Erection of detached Poolhouse building with terrace and alteration to boundary treatments
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00105/FUL
- Oct 2020AmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawful existing use of land as residential garden
- Agent
- Green Planning Studio Ltd
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01010/CLE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Shrubberies
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
The Shrubberies has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in DE12 7BY: £800,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in DE12 7BY
Everything we know about The Shrubberies, 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 Twycross Road homes
On co₂ emissions, The Shrubberies runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
314 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Ashby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Snarestone Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB