42 Lark Hill, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DD
About 42 Lark Hill
42 Lark Hill is a four-bedroom detached house in Swanwick, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £375,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 103 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 12.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 105.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- ConciergeYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
42 Lark Hill'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Aug 2017ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2017/0859
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 17 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£375,000
+21.0%over 12 months8 October 2020
£310,000
+21.6%over 3 years25 May 2017
£255,000
+41.7%over 12 years15 September 2004
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1DD: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DE55 1DD
7 Lark Hill, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DD
Sold Mar 2025
£515,00018 Lark Hill, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DD
Sold Dec 2024
£545,00011a, Lark Hill, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DD
Sold Aug 2024
£375,0004 Lark Hill, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DD
Sold Jul 2024
£420,00036 Lark Hill, Swanwick, Alfreton, DE55 1DD
Sold May 2021
£308,000
Versus other Lark Hill homes
42 Lark Hill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,641
Street avg £2,178
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sleetmoor Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Swanwick Hall School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







