8 Birches Avenue, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NE
About 8 Birches Avenue
8 Birches Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in South Wingfield, Alfreton, Alfreton (DE55 7NE). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2009Loft ConversionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Loft conversion, single storey rear extension and associated internal alterations
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- AVA/2009/0094
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Birches Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 16 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2022Most recent
£305,000
+74.8%over 14 years2 November 2007
£174,500
+5.8%over 1 year3 July 2006
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE55 7NE: £190,500 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in DE55 7NE
4 Birches Avenue, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NE
Sold Mar 2025
£190,5007 Birches Avenue, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NE
Sold Apr 2023
£209,0005 Birches Avenue, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NE
Sold Dec 2022
£253,0006 Birches Avenue, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NE
Sold Sept 2011
£120,0001 Birches Avenue, South Wingfield, Alfreton, DE55 7NE
Sold Aug 2005
£150,000
Versus other Birches Avenue homes
Floor Area for 8 Birches Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,243
Street avg £1,960
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Birches Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
South Wingfield Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







