8 Fenton Close, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7ES
About 8 Fenton Close
8 Fenton Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Measham, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7ES). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 78 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 19.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageSingle
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Fenton Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Fenton Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Fenton Close
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 latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 May 2022Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7ES: £228,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in DE12 7ES
11 Fenton Close, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7ES
Sold Jan 2025
£282,0005 Fenton Close, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7ES
Sold Nov 2024
£241,0009 Fenton Close, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7ES
Sold Sept 2021
£228,5004 Fenton Close, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7ES
Sold Oct 2019
£195,00012 Fenton Close, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7ES
Sold Jan 2018
£175,000
Everything we know about 8 Fenton Close, 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 Fenton Close homes
8 Fenton Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £2,304
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.3 km
Furniture Shop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Measham Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB