Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Gables is a semi-detached house in Hoar Cross, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE13 8RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2024 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £575,000 — fresh data. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
The Gables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 April 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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The Gables has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
The Gables changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 40.7% per year over 1 year.
£575,000
Growth on file: 40.7% per year over 1 year.
21 November 2025Most recent
£575,000
+43.8%over 1 year29 October 2024
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE13 8RQ: £499,500 (2026–2016).
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On price per m², The Gables stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,792
Street avg £3,611
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
161/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Dolefoot Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Needwood CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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