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EPC A
About The Firs
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Firs is a detached house in Weston-On-Trent, Derby, Derby (DE72 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (June 2024) returns an A (score 104), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2020 the rating was B, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 11.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 114.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £449,999 in August 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Firs ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2024
EPC Rating
A
A104
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
-0.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Firs, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2021FullApprove
(Partially retrospective) Planning Permission sought for the erection of 2 no. shed outbuildings and the erection of 1.84m and 2.0m high fencing.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2020)
£449,999
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Swarkestone Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for The Firs runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,327
Street avg £2,602
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 205 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Derby district page.
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
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE72 2BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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