2 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY
About 2 James Street
2 James Street is a detached house in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1LY). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2728 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 89.1% above the 2012 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
2 James Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 James Street has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jan 2021ExtensionIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension to dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2020/1148
- Mar 2013ExtensionIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2013/0095
What's in 2 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 16 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2012Most recent
£230,000
+289.8%over 15 years22 January 1997
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1LY: £264,950 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in DE55 1LY
4 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY
Sold Aug 2024
£335,00018 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY
Sold Apr 2023
£182,50033 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY
Sold Mar 2023
£162,00017 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY
Sold Nov 2022
£264,95025 James Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LY
Sold Aug 2022
£300,000
Versus other James Street homes
2 James Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£908
Street avg £1,755
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







