8 Fern Bank Avenue, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HA
About 8 Fern Bank Avenue
8 Fern Bank Avenue is a semi-detached house in Blackwell, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 63 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
8 Fern Bank Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Fern Bank Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in DE55 5HA: £98,000 (2016–2007).
Nearby sales in DE55 5HA
Versus other Fern Bank Avenue homes
8 Fern Bank Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Gloves Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Blackwell Community Primary and Nursery School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







