Bowcher House, Huthwaite Lane, Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HY
About Bowcher House
Bowcher 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
Bowcher House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
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
- Agent
- Carter Jonas
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00391/TCON
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
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
- Agent
- Savills UK (Ltd)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00108/TCON
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Sales history & valuation
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.
Sales timeline
21 May 2009Most recent
£400,000
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
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
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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







