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Get started1 Birchwood Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 124.4% above the 2019 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. At 89 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 25 EPCs). Last sale on file: £78,000 in September 2019.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Birchwood Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 1 Birchwood Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£876
Street avg £1,415
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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27 September 2019Most recent
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 4LZ: £152,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
DE55 4NP
Birchwood Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Somercotes Infant and Nursery School. 14 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB