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Get startedBowcher House is a six-bedroom detached house in Blackwell, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 318 m² (around 3423 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 318 m² the property is well over the postcode median (179 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 sits 56% above the 2009 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Bowcher House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Felling of one silver birch. Pruning of six sycamore trees consisting of removal of deadwood, split branches and ivy. Pruning of three Elder trees to give 1m clearance from building. Pruning of one Crack Willow to reduce stem. Prune Ash tree to reduce three branches overhanging the highway by 2-4m. Pruning of 18 Lawson Cypress to reduce height to approximately 4m and prune away from garage to give min 0.5m clearance. Prune one Atlas Cedar to sever and clear ivy
Latest sale on Bowcher House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£624,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On floor area, Bowcher House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,258
Street avg £1,707
Floor Area
318 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Robin Hood Inn — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.9dB

T19817 Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Remove deadwood >250mm and laterally reduce crown on roadside of tree by 2-3m. T19818 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Remove deadwood >250mm from crown
7 more applications for this property
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22 May 2009Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 5HY: £284,000 (2024–2015).
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Sold May 2020
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3 The Old School Huthwaite Lane Blackwell Alfreton
Sold Oct 2015
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
DE55 5LD
Closest school
0.7 km
Newton Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.2dB
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