Owls Nest, Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS
About Owls Nest
Owls Nest is a detached house in Shirland, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Owls Nest has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Owls Nest has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 6BS: £250,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DE55 6BS
92 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS
Sold Nov 2025
£395,0005 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS
Sold Oct 2025
£250,00072 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS
Sold Apr 2024
£130,00090 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS
Sold Feb 2024
£350,00080 Birkinstyle Lane, Shirland, Alfreton, DE55 6BS
Sold Nov 2022
£226,000
Versus other Birkinstyle Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, Owls Nest stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Broom Close Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Shirland Primary School. 5 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







