What kind of home is 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ?

4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ sell for?

4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ last sold for £315,500 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £300,000 in April 2019, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2019 and October 2021, 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ rose from £300,000 to £315,500, a change of £15,500. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ?

4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DE12 7DZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ use?

The latest EPC at 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ in?

4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ sits in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote. It falls within the DE12 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ in a safe area?

Police records around 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ 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.

What schools are near 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ?

The closest primary school to 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ is Donisthorpe Primary School (1.4km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ?

The closest bus stop to 4 Orchard Way, DE12 7DZ is The Engine, 77m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Orchard Way, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7DZ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Orchard Way

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

4 Orchard Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 111 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 14.4% above the 2021 sale price. Sold October 2021 for £315,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle

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.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Orchard Way, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Orchard Way 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 in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£315,500

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

17 October 2021Most recent
£315,500
+5.2%over 2 years
25 April 2019
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7DZ: £297,500 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in DE12 7DZ

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Way homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4 Orchard Way stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,842

Street avg £2,669

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 131 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

On par

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 6 years

Below

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

The Engine — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Donisthorpe Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE12 7DZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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