1 Barklam Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QJ

1 Barklam Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 14.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £227,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.