What kind of home is 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA last sold for £315,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £195,000 in May 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2015 and February 2025, 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA rose from £195,000 to £315,000, a change of £120,000. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

The current EPC rating for 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA use?

The latest EPC at 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA in?

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

What is crime like near 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

Police records around 3 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.

What schools are near 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

The closest primary school to 3 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 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA?

The closest bus stop to 3 Merchant Drive, DE55 1NA is Leabrooks Corner, 148m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Merchant Drive, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1NA

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Merchant Drive

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

3 Merchant Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Leabrooks, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 1NA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

A recent sale: £315,000 in February 2025. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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 11 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Merchant Drive, Leabrooks, Alfreton, DE55 1NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Merchant Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 3 Merchant Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£319,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£315,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

28 February 2025Most recent
£315,000
+5.7%over 2 years
30 June 2022
£298,000
+52.8%over 7 years
28 May 2015
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 1NA: £255,000 (2022–2017).

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 price per m², 3 Merchant Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,669

Street avg £1,873

Strongly above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 10 years

Strongly 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.

£369k

1 Bloomfield Road, Swanwick

DE55 1RP

4 bed2 bath

£260k

1 Althorp Close, Swanwick

DE55 1HB

4 bed2 bath

£267k

1 Bridle Lane, Leabrooks

DE55 1LG

3 bed

£236k

1 Blisworth Way, Swanwick

DE55 1EH

3 bed

£148k

1 Belvoir Way, Somercotes

DE55 1SF

3 bed1 bath

£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

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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