Dove Barn, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA
About Dove Barn
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Dove Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) and Solar water heating installed
Planning history
Dove Barn has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 0817/0025
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Dove Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,705,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 February 2022Most recent
£1,500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5EA: £430,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DE21 5EA
Red Hill, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA
Sold Oct 2024
£928,000Park Farm, Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA
Sold Apr 2021
£130,00023 Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA
Sold Dec 2020
£430,00015 Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA
Sold Apr 2020
£510,00043 Vicarage Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, DE21 5EA
Sold Aug 2019
£310,000
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Versus other Vicarage Lane homes
Dove Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,792
Street avg £2,343
Floor Area
313 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.3 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Little Eaton 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB