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Bleak House, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
155 m²
1672 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bleak House

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

Bleak House is a four-bedroom detached house in Breadsall, Derby, Derby (DE21 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1672 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (214 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 is 21.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Bleak House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bleak House, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at Bleak House.

  1. Sept 2007
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    ERECTION OF A TWO-STOREY/SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION TO WESTERN END OF DWELLING, PLUS AN ENLARGED ENTRANCE PORCH

    Extension
    Reference
    0707/0074
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What's in Bleak House, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP'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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£690,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£570,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 September 2017Most recent

    £570,000

    +132.7%over 16 years
  2. 10 May 2001

    £245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5LP: £765,000 (2022–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Rectory Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Bleak House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,669

Street avg £3,021

Above

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 219 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.8 km

Derby Garden Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Breadsall CofE VC Primary School. 8 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 5LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DE21 5LP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DE21 5LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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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