Shirland Park Farm Cottage, Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6AX
About Shirland Park Farm Cottage
Shirland Park Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Shirland, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Sold September 2022 for £481,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Shirland Park Farm Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2008FullIn report
Retention of continued use of boarding kennels (approved on a temporary basis under reference 05/00411/FL) (Affecting Setting of a Listed Building)
Retrospective- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00644/FL
- Jul 2005Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of premises from mixed residential/ Private Hire to mixed use of residential and boarding kennels (Affecting the setting of Listed Building) (Amended Title)
Listed- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00411/FL
What's in Shirland Park Farm Cottage, Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 18 years.
£481,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£481,000
+113.8%over 17 years9 November 2004
£224,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 6AX: £400,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in DE55 6AX
1 Park Farm Mews, Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6AX
Sold Nov 2022
£160,000Park Lane Farm, Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6AX
Sold Mar 2022
£520,000Swallow Cottage, Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6AX
Sold Jun 2010
£400,000Park Lane House, Park Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6AX
Sold Jul 2004
£195,000
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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
0.7 km
Park Mill Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Westhouses Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







