18 Barklam Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QJ

18 Barklam Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £290,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.