What type of property is 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ?

71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ last change hands?

71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ last sold for £289,995 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ?

The current EPC rating for 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ?

71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE15 9WZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ heated?

The latest EPC at 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ located?

71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ sits in Drakelow, Burton-on-trent, Burton On Trent. It falls within the DE15 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ?

Police records around 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ show an average of 172 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ?

The closest primary school to 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ is River View Primary and Nursery School (1.6km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Paget High School (1.5km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ?

The closest bus stop to 71 Whitwell Drive, DE15 9WZ is Drakelow Park, 205m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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71 Whitwell Drive, Drakelow, Burton On Trent, DE15 9WZ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 71 Whitwell Drive

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

71 Whitwell Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Drakelow, Burton-On-Trent, Burton On Trent (DE15 9WZ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).

At 93 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 79 EPCs). Sold September 2022 for £289,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

71 Whitwell Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Sept 2022

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 29 September 2032

6 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Whitwell Drive, Drakelow, Burton On Trent, DE15 9WZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

71 Whitwell Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£289,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 September 2022Most recent
£289,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE15 9WZ: £302,995 (2022–2022).

Nearby sales in DE15 9WZ

On the street

Versus other Whitwell Drive homes

Four headline reads against 74 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

71 Whitwell Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,118

Street avg £3,053

Above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 4 years

On par

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burton On Trent district page.

Full Burton On Trent report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

172/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Drakelow Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Paget High School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE15 9WZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE15 9WZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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