The Retreat, Hilltop, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 4FW
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a detached house in Breadsall, Derby, Derby (DE21 4FW). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Retreat ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2012ExtensionFullIn report
ERECTION OF NEW TACK ROOM AND LOOSE BOX TO REPLACE EXISTING
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 0212/0049
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Retreat
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 4FW: £220,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in DE21 4FW
Everything we know about The Retreat, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hilltop homes
EPC Rating for The Retreat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Windmill Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Breadsall Hill Top Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB