17 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LG
About 17 Bridle Lane
17 Bridle Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1LG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 59 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 41.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £89,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Bridle Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
17 Bridle Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 1 year.
£89,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
6 April 2021Most recent
£89,000
+4.7%over 1 year28 February 2020
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1LG: £115,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DE55 1LG
16 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LG
Sold Mar 2025
£115,0005 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LG
Sold Apr 2023
£151,00018 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LG
Sold May 2022
£87,5009 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LG
Sold Dec 2021
£130,0001 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LG
Sold Jun 2021
£225,000
Versus other Bridle Lane homes
17 Bridle Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,508
Street avg £1,342
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.1 km
Bridle Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Somerlea Park Junior School. 13 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







