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Get started5 Douglas Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 38.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £120,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2025
5 Douglas Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 16 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 16 years.
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Douglas Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,579
Street avg £1,552
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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8 June 2018Most recent
£120,000
+20.1%over 2 years14 August 2015
£99,950
+6.3%over 1 year9 May 2014
£94,000
-7.8%over 7 years12 May 2006
£102,000
+155.3%over 4 years22 February 2002
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 4LJ: £145,000 (2023–2017).
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
DE55 4PF
Riber Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Somerlea Park Junior School. 15 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
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