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17 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 James Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 James Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 79 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 48 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 117.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £264,950 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 James Street

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 James Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 James Street has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 17 James Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£264,950

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2022Most recent

    £264,950

    +320.6%over 23 years

  2. 15 July 1999

    £63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1LY: £182,500 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other James Street homes

Four headline reads against 47 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 James Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,354

Street avg £1,703

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 James Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£251k

1 Broadway, Swanwick

DE55 1AY

2 bed
£233k

1 Ash Close, Somercotes

DE55 1SG

2 bed1 bath
£231k

1 Burleigh Crescent, Swanwick

DE55 1DF

2 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Butterfield Crescent, Swanwick

DE55 1BA

2 bed
£204k

1 Charnwood Close, Swanwick

DE55 1HH

2 bed1 bath
£176k

1 Albert Street, Leabrooks

DE55 1LF

2 bed2 bath
£267k

1 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks

DE55 1LG

3 bed
£155k

1 Buckfast Close, Swanwick

DE55 1HF

2 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Alfreton district page.
Full Alfreton report

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

0.2 km

Park Side — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Riddings Infant and Nursery School. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE55 1LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DE55 1LY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DE55 1LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.