1 Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
About 1 Stanleigh Gardens
1 Stanleigh Gardens is a one-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on lpg.
It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 sits 58.2% above the 2004 sale of £397,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Stanleigh Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Stanleigh Gardens is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to 1 no. Willow tree (Protected by TPO T162)
- Agent
- Eden Tree Care
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00794/TPO
- Aug 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to 1 no. Lime tree, felling of 1 no. Norway Maple and a group of Holly trees (Trees Protected by Tree Preservation Order T162)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00617/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Stanleigh Gardens
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.6% per year over 4 years.
£397,000
Growth on file: 20.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2004Most recent
£397,000
+103.6%over 3 years10 August 2000
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7QW: £96,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in DE12 7QW
Stanleigh House, Flat 10, Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
Sold Nov 2024
£92,5002 Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
Sold Oct 2024
£492,500Stanleigh House, Flat 5, Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
Sold Jul 2024
£96,500Stanleigh House, Flat 9, Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
Sold Nov 2022
£145,000Stanleigh House, Flat 2, Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
Sold May 2022
£84,000
Everything we know about 1 Stanleigh Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Stanleigh Gardens homes
On years held, 1 Stanleigh Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,772
Street avg £2,256
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.1 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Donisthorpe Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB