Blackwell House Farm, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
About Blackwell House Farm
Blackwell House Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Blackwell, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 331 m² (around 3565 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 331 m² the property is well over the postcode median (179 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 362.7% above the 1999 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 80.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Blackwell House Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2011
- Feb 2011Change of UseConditionsIn report
Change of use of two holiday cottages to two dwellings (removal of condition 3 of pp 99/00186/FUL limiting use to holiday accommodation)
- Agent
- MSC Planning
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00312/VAR
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Blackwell House Farm was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£509,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 1999Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 5HY: £284,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in DE55 5HY
2 The Old School, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold Jul 2024
£335,0001 The Old School, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
Sold May 2021
£265,0004 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
£284,000
Versus other Huthwaite Lane homes
Blackwell House Farm is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£332
Street avg £1,839
Floor Area
331 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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







