34b, Abney Crescent, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7HH

34b is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Measham, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7HH). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 311.8% above the 1998 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 65.6% below the postcode norm.