Stanleigh House, Flat 2, Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
About Stanleigh House
Stanleigh House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 4th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Stanleigh House, where floor areas span 32–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 10 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last sale on file: £84,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 is 19% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Stanleigh House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to 1no. Cedar tree, 1no. Beech tree and 1no. group of Pine trees (Protected by Tree Preservation Order)
- Agent
- Eden Tree Care and Fencing Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00553/TPO
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to Beech, Lime, Yew and Pine trees (Protected by TPO)
- Agent
- Eden Tree Care
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01464/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Stanleigh House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£100,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 19 years.
£84,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2022Most recent
£84,000
+10.5%over 7 years18 November 2014
£76,000
-16.5%over 7 years27 September 2007
£91,000
+7.1%over 3 years22 April 2004
£85,000
+49.1%over 1 year19 March 2003
£57,000
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 6, Stanleigh Gardens, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QW
Sold Oct 2019
£69,000
Everything we know about Stanleigh House, 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
Price per m²
£2,049
Street avg £2,372
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB