3 Chapel Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BJ
About 3 Chapel Street
3 Chapel Street is an end-of-terrace house in Swanwick, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–198 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
3 Chapel Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Chapel Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Chapel Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1BJ: £175,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in DE55 1BJ
1a, Chapel Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BJ
Sold Jul 2022
£188,0008 Chapel Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BJ
Sold May 2022
£175,0005 Chapel Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BJ
Sold Aug 2021
£391,00015 Chapel Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BJ
Sold Aug 2020
£153,5006 Chapel Street, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1BJ
Sold Jan 2014
£100,000
Versus other Chapel Street homes
EPC Rating for 3 Chapel Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cross Keys — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Swanwick Hall School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







