What kind of home is 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA sell for?

17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA last sold for £120,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £35,250 in April 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

Across 3 sales between April 1996 and March 2021, 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA rose from £35,250 to £120,000, a change of £84,750. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in December 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (534 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE12 7LA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA use?

The latest EPC at 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA in?

17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA sits in Measham, Swadlincote, Swadlincote. It falls within the DE12 postcode district in Leicestershire.

How safe is the area around 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

Police records around 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA 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 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

The closest primary school to 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA is Measham Church of England Primary School (502m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ash Drive, DE12 7LA is Blackthorn Way, 109m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ash Drive, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7LA

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

50 m²

534 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 17 Ash Drive

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

17 Ash Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Measham, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 534 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 182.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £120,000. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Ash Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2020

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ash Drive, Measham, Swadlincote, DE12 7LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ash Drive 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£144,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£120,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

31 March 2021Most recent
£120,000
+186.1%over 20 years
15 June 2000
£41,950
+19.0%over 4 years
28 April 1996
£35,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7LA: £90,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Ash Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Ash Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,420

Street avg £2,221

Above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 46 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Blackthorn Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Measham Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE12 7LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

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