What type of property is The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG last sold for £249,000 in October 2002, around 24 years ago. Before that, it sold for £210,000 in May 2000, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

Across 2 sales between May 2000 and October 2002, The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG rose from £210,000 to £249,000, a change of £39,000. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

The current EPC rating for The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (1,808 sq ft). That makes it about 81% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE12 8EG. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG heated?

The latest EPC at The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG located?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG sits in Lullington, Swadlincote, Swadlincote. It falls within the DE12 postcode district in Derbyshire.

What is crime like near The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

Police records around The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 53% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

The closest primary school to The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (2.1km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG?

The closest bus stop to The Old Post Office, Main Street, DE12 8EG is Old Post Office, 27m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old Post Office, Main Street, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8EG

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

168 m²

1808 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Post Office

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Post Office is a detached house in Lullington, Swadlincote, Swadlincote (DE12 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 sits 118.9% above the 2002 sale of £249,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Post Office, Main Street, Lullington, Swadlincote, DE12 8EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Post Office has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old Post Office valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£545,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£249,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

10 October 2002Most recent
£249,000
+18.6%over 2 years
14 May 2000
£210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE12 8EG: £332,000 (2022–2006).

Nearby sales in DE12 8EG

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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Post Office outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

45 (E)

Street avg 38 (F)

Above

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.8 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Swadlincote report

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

0.0 km

Old Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE12 8EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE12 8EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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