What type of property is 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS last change hands?

6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS last sold for £355,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in August 2013, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

Across 2 sales between August 2013 and February 2021, 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS rose from £200,000 to £355,000, a change of £155,000. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

The current EPC rating for 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (1,748 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 50% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE55 6BS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS is in council tax band D.

Where is 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS located?

6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS sits in Shirland, Alfreton, Alfreton. It falls within the DE55 postcode district in Derbyshire.

How safe is the area around 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

Police records around 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 65% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

The closest primary school to 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS is Shirland Primary School (782m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS?

The closest bus stop to 6 Birkinstyle Lane, DE55 6BS is Broom Close Farm, 117m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

162 m²

1748 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Birkinstyle Lane

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

6 Birkinstyle Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Shirland, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1748 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageIntegral

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 Birkinstyle Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2021

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Birkinstyle Lane has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£376,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£355,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

17 February 2021Most recent
£355,000
+77.5%over 7 years
8 August 2013
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 6BS: £250,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in DE55 6BS

On the street

Versus other Birkinstyle Lane homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 6 Birkinstyle Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,186

Street avg £2,028

Above

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£379k

1 Birch Close, Wessington

DE55 6EB

4 bed

£266k

1 Burnshaw Street, Stretton

DE55 6FZ

3 bed2 bath

£341k

1 Amber Close, Shirland

DE55 6NB

£425k

1 Ash Road, Stretton

DE55 6PB

£155k

1 Birkinstyle Avenue, Stonebroom

DE55 6LF

3 bed

£150k

1 Bluebell Hill, Stretton

DE55 6GP

3 bed

£294k

1 Birch Street, Morton

DE55 6NL

£500k

1 Bloom Close, Morton

DE55 6NP

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.

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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

0.1 km

Broom Close Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Shirland Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE55 6BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE55 6BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

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