39a, Church Street, Horsley, Derby, DE21 5BQ
About 39a
39a is a one-bedroom detached house in Horsley, Derby, Derby (DE21 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
39a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
39a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 39a has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2022Most recent
£180,000
+300.0%over 23 years8 July 1999
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5BQ: £275,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in DE21 5BQ
17 Church Street, Horsley, Derby, DE21 5BQ
Sold Oct 2023
£275,00035a, Church Street, Horsley, Derby, DE21 5BQ
Sold Nov 2022
£395,00039 Church Street, Horsley, Derby, DE21 5BQ
Sold Mar 2018
£343,00019 Church Street, Horsley, Derby, DE21 5BQ
Sold Oct 2017
£225,00043 Church Street, Horsley, Derby, DE21 5BQ
Sold Oct 2016
£468,990
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Versus other Church Street homes
Price per m² for 39a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,913
Street avg £2,354
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
Coach And Horses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Horsley CofE (Controlled) Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB