1 Buttercup Avenue, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RR
About 1 Buttercup Avenue
1 Buttercup Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7RR). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 93.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 39 EPCs). Last sale on file: £317,500 in November 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a detached garage, single-storey rear extension and conversion of integral garage into habitable living accommodation
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00786/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Buttercup Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£317,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2022Most recent
£317,500
+282.5%over 23 years26 August 1999
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7RR: £347,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DE12 7RR
57 Buttercup Avenue, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RR
Sold Jun 2025
£225,0006 Buttercup Avenue, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RR
Sold Sept 2024
£455,00015 Buttercup Avenue, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RR
Sold Jul 2024
£320,00056 Buttercup Avenue, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RR
Sold Feb 2023
£375,00012 Buttercup Avenue, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RR
Sold Aug 2022
£347,500
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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 Buttercup Avenue homes
Price per m² for 1 Buttercup Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,489
Street avg £2,163
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.3 km
New Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Donisthorpe Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB