17 Dawkins Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RN
About 17 Dawkins Road
17 Dawkins Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7RN). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 42.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
17 Dawkins Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Dawkins Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Dawkins Road
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
Latest sale on 17 Dawkins Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 25 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
1 August 2024Most recent
£425,000
+42.9%over 8 years6 August 2015
£297,500
+19.0%over 8 years12 January 2007
£249,950
+98.5%over 7 years10 December 1999
£125,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7RN: £248,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in DE12 7RN
12 Dawkins Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RN
Sold Feb 2025
£372,50023 Dawkins Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RN
Sold Apr 2023
£248,00022 Dawkins Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RN
Sold Mar 2023
£227,50029 Dawkins Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RN
Sold Feb 2019
£215,0009 Dawkins Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RN
Sold Jul 2017
£287,500
Everything we know about 17 Dawkins Road, 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 Dawkins Road homes
17 Dawkins Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £2,513
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
New Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Donisthorpe Primary School. 4 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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB