Lower Farm House, Netherseal Road, Chilcote, Swadlincote, DE12 8DQ
About Lower Farm House
Lower Farm House is a detached house in Chilcote, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 424 m² (around 4564 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 424 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lower Farm House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2021ApplicationIn report
Continued use of building and covered area for car refurbishment and storage of cars
- Agent
- NSW llp
- Documents
- 50 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01635/RET
- May 2020ConversionFullIn report
Demolition of canopy and infill building and conversion and refurbishment of outbuildings to form four dwellings
- Agent
- Naylor Sale & Widdows LLP
- Documents
- 64 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00787/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lower Farm House
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
Lower Farm House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£850,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in DE12 8DQ: £395,000 (2021–2019).
Everything we know about Lower Farm House, 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 Netherseal Road homes
Floor Area for Lower Farm House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
17 (G)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
424 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
43.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.1 km
St Peters Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School. 1 school 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
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB