1 The Old School, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
About 1 The Old School
1 The Old School is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackwell, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since November 2008. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 129 m² it sits well below the postcode median (193 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
1 The Old School's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 The Old School has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
To erect a 'Lean-To' style conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00266/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Old School's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 12 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2021Most recent
£265,000
+14.2%over 11 years3 June 2009
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 5HY: £284,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in DE55 5HY
2 The Old School, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold Jul 2024
£335,0004 The Old School, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold May 2020
£305,000Old Farm Cottage, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold May 2020
£173,3203 The Old School, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold Oct 2015
£284,000Rose Cottage, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold Dec 2009
£141,000
Versus other Huthwaite Lane homes
1 The Old School outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,054
Street avg £1,593
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Robin Hood Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Newton Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.2dB







