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Get started8 Birchwood Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in South Normanton, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 3NY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £109,950 in December 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Birchwood Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.
£109,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.
On price per m², 8 Birchwood Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,682
Street avg £1,511
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
The Hamlet — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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9 December 2024Most recent
£109,950
+61.7%over 11 years6 September 2013
£68,000
+44.7%over 9 years19 September 2003
£47,000
+68.2%over 1 year15 February 2002
£27,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 3NY: £105,000 (2023–2015).
2 Birchwood Close Broadmeadows South Normanton Alfreton
Sold May 2023
3 Birchwood Close Broadmeadows South Normanton Alfreton
Sold Jun 2018
11 Birchwood Close Broadmeadows South Normanton Alfreton
Sold Sept 2016
7 Birchwood Close Broadmeadows South Normanton Alfreton
Sold Apr 2014
4 Birchwood Close Broadmeadows South Normanton Alfreton
Sold Nov 2010
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
DE55 3LR
Closest school
0.7 km
Frederick Gent School. 11 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB
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