What type of property is 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is a 4-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA last sold for £265,000 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £235,000 in August 2015, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

Across 2 sales between August 2015 and February 2020, 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA rose from £235,000 to £265,000, a change of £30,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

The current EPC rating for 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (1,421 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE55 1NA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA heated?

The latest EPC at 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA located?

19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA sits in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton. It falls within the DE55 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Is 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA in a safe area?

Police records around 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 65% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

The closest primary school to 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is Somerlea Park Junior School (387m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swanwick Hall School (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

The closest bus stop to 19 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is Leabrooks Corner, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Merchant Drive, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1NA

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

132 m²

1421 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 19 Merchant Drive

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

19 Merchant Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1NA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 26% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £265,000 in February 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble
Corner plotYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Merchant Drive, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2017
Change Of Use
In report
Application for change of use from existing "Wildlife Corridor" to Domestic Garden at 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19 Merchant Drive, Leabrooks,
Documents
24 docs on file
Reference
AVA/2017/0227
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What's in 19 Merchant Drive, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1NA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£334,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£265,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

14 February 2020Most recent
£265,000
+12.8%over 4 years
25 August 2015
£235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1NA: £298,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in DE55 1NA

On the street

Versus other Merchant Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 19 Merchant Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,008

Street avg £1,920

Above

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 9 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

0.1 km

Leabrooks Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Somerlea Park Junior School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE55 1NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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