74a, Holbrook Road, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0DE

74a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Alvaston, Derby, Derby (DE24 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since March 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 358.3% above the 2000 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 10 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.