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2 planning records
About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Riddings, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Held since August 1995 — that's 31 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. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 777.5% above the 1995 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£16/sq ft) was about 88.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Orchard Road, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2016Loft ConversionPER
Detached double garage with loft conversion and dormer windows for recreation room
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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