15 Ashby Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QF

15 Ashby Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QF). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 70% above the 2009 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm. At 117 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 22 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.