Four Lanes Cottage, Chesterfield Road, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
About Four Lanes Cottage
Four Lanes Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 7LN). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2023 for £165,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Four Lanes Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Four Lanes Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2023Most recent
£165,000
-6.8%over 2 years10 March 2021
£177,000
+70.2%over 15 years29 June 2005
£104,000
+193.0%over 5 years30 March 2000
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 7LN: £242,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DE55 7LN
Lane End Farm, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Mar 2025
£125,000Dale Hill, Oakerthorpe Manor, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Oct 2023
£820,000Chesterfield Road Farm, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Mar 2022
£150,000The Bungalow, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Sept 2021
£242,000The Briars, Chesterfield Road, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Sept 2021
£305,000
Versus other Chesterfield Road homes
On epc rating, Four Lanes Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,661
Street avg £2,108
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 10.9 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
Chesterfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
South Wingfield Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







