16 Birch Close, Alfreton, DE55 7ET
About 16 Birch Close
16 Birch Close is a semi-detached house in Alfreton (DE55 7ET). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £149,000 in March 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 12.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Birch Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Birch Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 18 years.
£149,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2024Most recent
£149,000
+46.1%over 4 years17 October 2019
£102,000
+20.7%over 5 years13 May 2014
£84,500
+11.2%over 4 years9 July 2009
£76,000
18 October 2005
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 7ET: £140,000 (2023–2020).
Versus other Birch Close homes
Years Held for 16 Birch Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,258
Street avg £1,730
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
43 Firs Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







