1 Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3DA
About 1 Birchwood Lane
1 Birchwood Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in South Normanton, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 3DA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 36.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Birchwood Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2019New BuildOutlineIn report
Residential development
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00097/OUT
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Birchwood Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 16 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£230,000
+29.2%over 14 years7 September 2006
£178,000
+19.5%over 1 year24 November 2004
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 3DA: £115,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in DE55 3DA
14 Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3DA
Sold Oct 2024
£107,00052 Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3DA
Sold Sept 2024
£205,0009 Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3DA
Sold Jun 2024
£212,50018 Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3DA
Sold Jun 2023
£115,00031 Birchwood Lane, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3DA
Sold Aug 2018
£168,000
Versus other Birchwood Lane homes
Floor Area for 1 Birchwood Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,704
Street avg £1,439
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
The Hawthorns — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Glebe Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







