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17 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Metro Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Metro Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Newton, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 5UF). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 71.2% above the 2016 sale of £160,000. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 96 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 18 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Metro Avenue

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2025from Feb 2010
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Metro Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Metro Avenue

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Metro Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£160,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2016Most recent

    £160,000

    +152.0%over 16 years

  2. 26 August 1999

    £63,500

    -2.3%over 1 year

  3. 29 July 1998

    £65,000

    -7.1%over 3 years

  4. 22 June 1995

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 5UF: £185,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Metro Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Metro Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,667

Street avg £1,721

On par

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Metro Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£279k

1 Chapel Close, Blackwell

DE55 5BL

4 bed
£303k

1 Ashover View, Westhouses

DE55 5AR

4 bed1 bath
£321k

1 Church View, Blackwell

DE55 5LD

4 bed1 bath
£208k

1 Babbington Street, Tibshelf

DE55 5QD

4 bed
£296k

1 Addison Street, Tibshelf

DE55 5PT

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Clover Court, Tibshelf

DE55 5JA

3 bed1 bath
£340k

1 Dodgewell Close, Blackwell

DE55 5BH

5 bed4 bath
£180k

1 Deamon Street, Blackwell

DE55 5JQ

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Alfreton district page.
Full Alfreton report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE55 5UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DE55 5UF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DE55 5UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Metro Avenue, Newton, Alfreton, DE55 5UF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.