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EPC B
About 1 Castle Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Castle Drive is a semi-detached house in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4LN). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2013) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 83 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 118.6% above the 2006 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Castle Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Castle Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2006)
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Castle Drive homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Castle Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£843
Street avg £1,421
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
Riber Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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