7 Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AW
About 7 Brookfield Cottages
7 Brookfield Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Acresford, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in February 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 734.4% above the 1995 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 83.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Brookfield Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Brookfield Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Brookfield Cottages
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
7 Brookfield Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 1995Most recent
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 8AW: £162,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in DE12 8AW
1a, Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AW
Sold Dec 2023
£115,0008 Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AW
Sold Dec 2022
£162,0004 Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AW
Sold Apr 2022
£220,00011 Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AW
Sold Sept 2017
£215,0005 Brookfield Cottages, Acresford, Swadlincote, DE12 8AW
Sold Apr 2015
£115,000
Everything we know about 7 Brookfield Cottages, 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 Brookfield Cottages homes
On price per m², 7 Brookfield Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£232
Street avg £1,869
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.1 km
Measham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB