The Firs, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
About The Firs
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.
At 104 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. 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 121.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £449,999 in August 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
1 application on record at The Firs, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
- May 2021FullOutcome in report
(Partially retrospective) Planning Permission sought for the erection of 2 no. shed outbuildings and the erection of 1.84m and 2.0m high fencing.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DMPA/2021/0496
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 2 years.
£449,999
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2020Most recent
£449,999
+20.0%over 1 year16 November 2018
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 2BU: £484,999 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DE72 2BU
4 Chellaston Cottages, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Sold Oct 2025
£270,000The Paddock, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Sold May 2025
£550,0003 Chellaston Cottages, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Sold Jul 2022
£190,000Westonhill Farm, The Barn, Bridge Lane, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Sold Mar 2022
£1,425,000Church View, Swarkestone Road, Weston On Trent, Derby, DE72 2BU
Sold Apr 2020
£484,999
Versus other Swarkestone Road homes
EPC Rating for The Firs runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,327
Street avg £2,624
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 222 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
-0.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.9 km
Park Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







