4 Boncroft Gardens, Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QN
About 4 Boncroft Gardens
4 Boncroft Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Oakthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 80.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageSingle
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Boncroft Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Boncroft Gardens has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling
Extension- Reference
- 07/01746/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£350,000
+250.0%over 19 years18 January 2002
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7QN: £215,000 (2020–2001).
Nearby sales in DE12 7QN
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Boncroft Gardens homes
On years held, 4 Boncroft Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,397
Street avg £1,734
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Bon Croft Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Oakthorpe Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB