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About Valley Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Valley Cottage is a semi-detached house in Riddings, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 162.8% above the 2001 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 61.4% below the postcode norm. 3 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.
Valley Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Valley Cottage, Golden Valley, Riddings, Alfreton, DE55 4ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2011ApplicationPER
Raised timber decking on M S steel support structure to rear elevation of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Valley Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£137,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Golden Valley homes
Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Valley Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£721
Street avg £2,368
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Alfreton district page.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE55 4ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 43 points of interest in total.
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