23 Ivy Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QH

23 Ivy Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. Sold April 2021 for £108,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.