37 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA
About 37 Bishops Drive
37 Bishops Drive is a semi-detached house in Oakwood, Derby, Derby (DE21 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2022. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 485% above the 1997 sale of £43,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 63.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022FullIn report
Formation of a vehicular access
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01766/FUL
What's in 37 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
37 Bishops Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 1997Most recent
£43,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 2BA: £166,880 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in DE21 2BA
44 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA
Sold Mar 2021
£160,00010 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA
Sold Mar 2020
£182,00049 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA
Sold Aug 2019
£135,00081 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA
Sold Feb 2019
£195,00021 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA
Sold Jan 2018
£166,880
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Versus other Bishops Drive homes
Price per m² for 37 Bishops Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£503
Street avg £1,905
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Spindletree Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB