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Dove Barn, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA

EPC BNotable views1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
313 m²
3369 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Dove Barn

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

Dove Barn is a six-bedroom detached house in Little Eaton, Derby, Derby (DE21 5EA). It has a recorded floor area of 313 m² (around 3369 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 313 m² the property is well over the postcode median (223 m² across 19 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. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,705,000 is 13.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 105.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £1,500,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Dove Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2021from Nov 2012
EPC improved fromC75toB82
Main Fuel
GasLPG

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemSolar

Hot water system upgraded

Floor Insulation
PartialInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV + Solar HW

Solar PV panels (40 kWp) and Solar water heating installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dove Barn, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dove Barn has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    0817/0025
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What's in Dove Barn, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

Latest sale on Dove Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,705,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 February 2022Most recent

    £1,500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5EA: £430,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Vicarage Lane homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Dove Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,792

Street avg £2,343

Strongly above

Floor Area

313 m²

Street avg 217 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Above
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

0.3 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Little Eaton Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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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 5EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DE21 5EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DE21 5EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Dove Barn, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.