Smithcote Barn, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP
About Smithcote Barn
Smithcote Barn is a five-bedroom detached house in Breadsall, Derby, Derby (DE21 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £761,000 is 20.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014).
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Smithcote Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2017RenovationFullIn report
Creation of 2 No. new window openings (1 No. ground floor window to the northern elevation & 1 No. first floor window to the southern elevation)
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 0417/0048
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY GLAZED CANOPY & AND CONVERSION OFEXISTING 'STORE' TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 0416/0041
What's in Smithcote Barn, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Smithcote Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 November 2014Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE21 5LP: £765,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in DE21 5LP
Drum Lodge, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP
Sold Dec 2022
£765,0002 The Glebe, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP
Sold Feb 2022
£850,000Glebe Farm, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP
Sold Jun 2018
£880,000Bleak House, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP
Sold Sept 2017
£570,0001 The Glebe, Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derby, DE21 5LP
Sold Apr 2017
£550,000
Everything we know about Smithcote Barn, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Smithcote Barn outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,032
Street avg £3,127
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 212 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.8 km
Derby Garden Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Breadsall CofE VC Primary School. 8 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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB