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Old Ford Lodge, Ogston, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EL

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Ford Lodge

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

Old Ford Lodge is a detached house in Higham, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 44% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Old Ford Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Ford Lodge, Ogston, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2003
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension and conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    03/01299/FL
    View planning record

What's in Old Ford Lodge, Ogston, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old Ford Lodge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£720,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.1% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£499,950

Growth on file: 19.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 August 2006Most recent

    £499,950

    +71.2%over 3 years
  2. 17 July 2003

    £292,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 6EL: £337,500 (2024–2010).

On the street

Versus other Ogston homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Old Ford Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,825

Street avg £2,696

On par

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Old Ford Lodge

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

0.9 km

Hawthorne Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DE55 6EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Ford Lodge, Ogston, Higham, Alfreton, DE55 6EL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.