Knowts Hall Cottage, Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES
About Knowts Hall Cottage
Knowts Hall Cottage is a detached house in Riddings, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 38 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.
Energy performance
Knowts Hall Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Knowts Hall Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Knowts Hall Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 4ES: £265,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in DE55 4ES
7 Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES
Sold Jul 2025
£265,00015 Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES
Sold Jul 2025
£325,00010 Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES
Sold May 2025
£200,0003 Mills Court, Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES
Sold Dec 2024
£500,0009 Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES
Sold Dec 2024
£225,000
Versus other Golden Valley homes
EPC Rating for Knowts Hall Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Newlands Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







