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About 2 Birchwood Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Birchwood Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Somercotes, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 54 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 47.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 81.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017.
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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Garagesingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Birchwood Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Birchwood Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£133,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birchwood Lane homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Birchwood Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,463
Street avg £1,336
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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