4 Hilcote Lane, Hilcote, Alfreton, DE55 5HS

4 Hilcote Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hilcote, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 4th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–289 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 26). Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2021 for £117,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 28.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 127.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.