5b, New Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PG
About 5b
5b is a detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -15.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 8785.7% above the 2021 sale of £3,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£3/sq ft) was about 98% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2021 for £3,500. 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
Energy performance
5b's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5b.
- Jan 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02078/FUL
- Oct 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor front extension and change of use of land to form domestic curtilage
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00425/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5b
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
5b's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -15.3% per year over 21 years.
£3,500
Growth on file: -15.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2021Most recent
£3,500
-98.2%over 14 years17 November 2006
£195,000
+68.1%over 6 years7 September 2000
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7PG: £240,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DE12 7PG
1 New Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PG
Sold Apr 2025
£279,95067 New Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PG
Sold Oct 2024
£285,00066 New Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PG
Sold Oct 2024
£173,40068 New Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PG
Sold Jun 2024
£143,00022a, New Street, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PG
Sold Sept 2023
£240,000
Everything we know about 5b, 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 New Street homes
On price per m², 5b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£33
Street avg £2,078
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.2 km
Barklam Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Donisthorpe Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB