Peacock Cottage, Chesterfield Road, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
About Peacock Cottage
Peacock Cottage is a semi-detached house in Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 7LN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 114), a 4-band jump.
Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 11 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 38.7% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Peacock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Peacock Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Oct 2024ApplicationIn report
Listed building consent for structural repair works to left hand gable on eastern elevation comprising the installation of helifix bars within the mortar joints of the existing stonework
Listed- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2024/0564
- May 2024RenovationIn report
Listed building consent for replacing existing internal doors with two new fire doors.
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2024/0054
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Sales history & valuation
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2004Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 7LN: £165,000 (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
£820,000Four Lanes Cottage, Chesterfield Road, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Aug 2023
£165,000Chesterfield Road Farm, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Mar 2022
£150,000The Bungalow, Oakerthorpe, Alfreton, DE55 7LN
Sold Sept 2021
£242,000
Versus other Chesterfield Road homes
Peacock Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,051
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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.
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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







