42 Measham Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AJ
About 42 Measham Road
42 Measham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Acresford, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 8AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 51% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £433,150. 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
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
42 Measham 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Measham Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00436/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Measham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 6 years.
£433,150
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£433,150
+69.9%over 6 years27 March 2015
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 8AJ: £197,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in DE12 8AJ
34 Measham Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AJ
Sold Oct 2025
£205,00036 Measham Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AJ
Sold Mar 2023
£197,00038 Measham Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AJ
Sold Jun 2018
£177,00032 Measham Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AJ
Sold Jul 2017
£385,000Cornerways, Measham Road, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AJ
Sold Feb 2012
£218,000
Everything we know about 42 Measham 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 Measham Road homes
Price per m² for 42 Measham Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,411
Street avg £2,370
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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
0.2 km
Measham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB