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About 1 Turpins Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Turpins Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Higham, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 39.7% above the 2014 sale price. At 152 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Turpins Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Turpins Cottages, Main Road, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Turpins Cottages has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesNO OBJECTION
Application to crown reduce 3no silver birch trees within Higham Conservation Area
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Turpins Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2014)
£300,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1 Turpins Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,972
Street avg £2,659
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Memorial — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE55 6EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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