Christmas Cottage, Main Road, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EH

Christmas Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Higham, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 19.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.