Towpath Lodge, Chapel Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7JD
About Towpath Lodge
Towpath Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Measham, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 34 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 £637,000 is 37% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Towpath Lodge ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Towpath Lodge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Towpath Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£465,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2010Most recent
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7JD: £170,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DE12 7JD
31 Chapel Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7JD
Sold Sept 2025
£140,00046 Chapel Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7JD
Sold Nov 2024
£130,00021 Chapel Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7JD
Sold Nov 2024
£177,500Countryside, Chapel Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7JD
Sold Jun 2024
£640,00048 Chapel Street, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7JD
Sold Dec 2023
£170,000
Everything we know about Towpath Lodge, 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 Chapel Street homes
EPC Rating for Towpath Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,845
Street avg £1,825
Floor Area
252 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Navigation Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Measham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB