Shanklin, Charles Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LZ
About Shanklin
Shanklin is a semi-detached house in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £145,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 5 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 74 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 41 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 30.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 92.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Shanklin has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Shanklin has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 23 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£145,000
+19.3%over 4 years27 January 2017
£121,500
-2.4%over 8 years29 May 2008
£124,500
+13.7%over 1 year22 June 2006
£109,500
+508.3%over 8 years14 November 1997
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1LZ: £185,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DE55 1LZ
42 Charles Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LZ
Sold Apr 2025
£254,00019 Charles Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LZ
Sold Sept 2024
£185,00058 Charles Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LZ
Sold Aug 2024
£185,000Edina, Charles Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LZ
Sold Jun 2024
£150,00026 Charles Street, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1LZ
Sold Sept 2023
£105,000
Versus other Charles Street homes
Shanklin is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,959
Street avg £1,367
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Leabrooks Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Somerlea Park Junior School. 11 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
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







