Southwood, Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BA
About Southwood
Southwood is a semi-detached house in Coxbench, Derby, Derby (DE21 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 698 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 34). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 47.9% above the 2010 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Southwood sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Southwood has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Southwood valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£207,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2010Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5BA: £378,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in DE21 5BA
Brook House, Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BA
Sold May 2023
£290,000The Woodlands, Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BA
Sold Mar 2022
£610,000Little Gables, Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BA
Sold Feb 2022
£490,000The Levels, Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BA
Sold Nov 2017
£350,000Sunnyside, Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BA
Sold Dec 2015
£365,000
Everything we know about Southwood, in one report
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Versus other Alfreton Road homes
Southwood outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,158
Street avg £2,528
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Armoury Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School. 8 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
57.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.3dB