The Castle, Flat 5, 11 High Street, Alfreton, DE55 7DR
About The Castle
The Castle is a mid-terrace house in Alfreton (DE55 7DR). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Castle (28–53 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 43), 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 electricity.
At 28 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (34 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2009SubdivisionIn report
2 storey extensions to existing apartments to form 2 self-contained domestic apartments
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2009/0683
- Mar 2004ExtensionIn report
Extension to existing building to create 1 No. 1 bedroom ground floor flat and 1 No. 2 bedroom 1st floor flat
- Reference
- AVA/2003/1432
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Sales history & valuation
The Castle has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£119,000
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 7DR: £95,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in DE55 7DR
Versus other High Street homes
The Castle is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Street Coach Stop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Croft Infant School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







