16 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF
About 16 Metro Avenue
16 Metro Avenue is a semi-detached house in Newton, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5UF). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 82.2% above the 2006 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 18.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Metro Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Metro Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2006Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 5UF: £185,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DE55 5UF
27 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF
Sold Sept 2025
£215,00049 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF
Sold May 2024
£185,0005 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF
Sold Apr 2024
£185,0006 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF
Sold Apr 2022
£195,0001 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF
Sold May 2018
£146,000
Versus other Metro Avenue homes
On floor area, 16 Metro Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,800
Street avg £1,713
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
George And Dragon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Newton Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







