What type of property is 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD last sold for £220,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £130,000 in February 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 2017 and April 2022, 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD rose from £130,000 to £220,000, a change of £90,000. That works out to roughly +10.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

The current EPC rating for 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DE55 4JD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD located?

8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD sits in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton. It falls within the DE55 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Is 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 65% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

The closest primary school to 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD is Somerlea Park Junior School (194m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swanwick Hall School (1.9km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD?

The closest bus stop to 8 Brenden Avenue, DE55 4JD is Ralph Drive, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Brenden Avenue, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4JD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Brenden Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Brenden Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 22.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 118.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 28 EPCs). Last sale on file: £220,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brenden Avenue, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brenden Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£220,000

Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

7 April 2022Most recent
£220,000
+69.2%over 5 years
3 February 2017
£130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 4JD: £180,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DE55 4JD

On the street

Versus other Brenden Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Brenden Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,099

Street avg £1,634

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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

0.2 km

Ralph Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Somerlea Park Junior School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE55 4JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE55 4JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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