18 Vestry Road, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BL

18 Vestry Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakwood, Derby, Derby (DE21 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 26.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £99,000.