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Birchwood Farm, Lumley Cottage, Port Way, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BE

7 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1069 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Birchwood Farm

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

Birchwood Farm is a semi-detached house in Coxbench, Derby, Derby (DE21 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1069 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2004–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 51.7% above the 2012 sale of £267,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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.

Birchwood Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birchwood Farm, Lumley Cottage, Port Way, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Birchwood Farm has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Aug 2017
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension to cottage and part removal of stone boundary wall

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    AVA/2017/0806
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2017
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Listed building consent for proposed single storey rear extension to cottage and part removal of stone boundary wall

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    AVA/2017/0807
    View planning record

What's in Birchwood Farm, Lumley Cottage, Port Way, Coxbench, Derby, DE21 5BE's planning history?

5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£405,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£267,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 May 2012Most recent

    £267,000

    +36.9%over 8 years
  2. 9 February 2004

    £195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5BE: £585,000 (2020–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Port Way homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Birchwood Farm lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,688

Street avg £2,409

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Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 212 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Derby district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Southfield House — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE21 5BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DE21 5BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DE21 5BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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