7 Acresford Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7PT

7 Acresford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7PT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 61% above the 2010 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.