Rock Farm Cottage, Netherseal Road, Chilcote, Swadlincote, DE12 8DQ
About Rock Farm Cottage
Rock Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Chilcote, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00766/FUL
- Nov 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of part two storey/part single storey extension to side of dwelling and external alterations
- Reference
- 07/01445/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rock Farm Cottage
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
Rock Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£412,000
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 Rock Farm Cottage, 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
Rock Farm Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 205 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB