What kind of home is 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN last sold for £560,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

The current EPC rating for 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in November 2021. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (2,314 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN use?

The latest EPC at 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN in?

1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN sits in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote. It falls within the DE12 postcode district in Leicestershire.

What is crime like near 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

Police records around 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN 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 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

The closest primary school to 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN is Donisthorpe Primary School (134m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN?

The closest bus stop to 1 Orchard Close, DE12 7FN is Brooks Close, 177m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Orchard Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7FN

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor area

215 m²

2314 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

Overview

About 1 Orchard Close

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

1 Orchard Close is a detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7FN). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (November 2021) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. Sold March 2022 for £560,000. 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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Sold prices

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

EPC Rating

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Orchard Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7FN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.

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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

£624,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£560,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 March 2022Most recent
£560,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in DE12 7FN: £525,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in DE12 7FN

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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

0.2 km

Brooks Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 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 7FN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE12 7FN

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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