8 The Peterleas, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QL

8 The Peterleas is a three-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 sits 332.9% above the 2012 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 69.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.