1 Birchwood Close, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Alfreton, DE55 3NY

1 Birchwood Close is a semi-detached house in South Normanton, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 3NY). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 13 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. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 sits 358% above the 1999 sale of £32,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 79.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.