What kind of home is 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA last sold for £59,000 in July 1998, around 28 years ago. Before that, it sold for £58,000 in November 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

The current EPC rating for 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA is B with a score of 91 out of 100, lodged in June 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft). That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE21 2BA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA use?

The latest EPC at 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA in?

42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA sits in Oakwood, Derby, Derby. It falls within the DE21 postcode district.

Is 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA in a safe area?

Police records around 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

The closest primary school to 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA is Breadsall Hill Top Primary School (344m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Da Vinci Academy (442m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA?

The closest bus stop to 42 Bishops Drive, DE21 2BA is Spindletree Drive, 96m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 91

Council tax

Band C

Overview

About 42 Bishops Drive

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

42 Bishops Drive is a detached house in Oakwood, Derby, Derby (DE21 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2012) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in July 1998. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 315.3% above the 1998 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 52.6% below the postcode norm.

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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.

42 Bishops Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

B91

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Bishops Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

42 Bishops Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£245,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (1998)

£59,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

26 July 1998Most recent
£59,000
+1.7%over 8 months
17 November 1997
£58,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 2BA: £166,880 (2021–2018).

Nearby sales in DE21 2BA

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Versus other Bishops Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Bishops Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£694

Street avg £1,889

Strongly below

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE21 2BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE21 2BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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