26 Vestry Road, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2BL

26 Vestry Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oakwood, Derby, Derby (DE21 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 35 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 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 33.3% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.