4 Cowslip Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RT
About 4 Cowslip Close
4 Cowslip Close is a detached house in Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £314,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 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. At 136 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 25.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Cowslip Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cowslip Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 20 years.
£314,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2021Most recent
£314,000
+14.2%over 3 years27 April 2017
£275,000
+3.8%20 January 2017
£265,000
+92.1%over 15 years19 April 2001
£137,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 7RT: £315,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DE12 7RT
1 Cowslip Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RT
Sold Dec 2024
£315,0002 Cowslip Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RT
Sold Sept 2024
£430,0008 Cowslip Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RT
Sold Aug 2022
£370,0009 Cowslip Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RT
Sold Apr 2019
£232,5007 Cowslip Close, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7RT
Sold Feb 2019
£220,000
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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 Cowslip Close homes
Floor Area for 4 Cowslip Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,309
Street avg £2,619
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Church Street Cemetery — 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
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB