What kind of home is 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT sell for?

8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT last sold for £325,000 in June 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £269,950 in November 2006, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

Across 2 sales between November 2006 and June 2019, 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT rose from £269,950 to £325,000, a change of £55,050. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

The current EPC rating for 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DE72 3BT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT use?

The latest EPC at 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT in?

8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT sits in Breaston, Derby, Derby. It falls within the DE72 postcode district in Derbyshire.

How safe is the area around 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

Police records around 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

The closest primary school to 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT is Firfield Primary School (571m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wilsthorpe School (2.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT?

The closest bus stop to 8 Holmes Road, DE72 3BT is Marlborough Road, 239m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Holmes Road, Breaston, Derby, DE72 3BT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Holmes Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Holmes Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Breaston, Derby, Derby (DE72 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 20.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in June 2019.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Holmes Road, Breaston, Derby, DE72 3BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Holmes Road has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Holmes Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£393,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£325,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2019Most recent
£325,000
+20.4%over 12 years
30 November 2006
£269,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 3BT: £325,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in DE72 3BT

On the street

Versus other Holmes Road homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Holmes Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,283

Street avg £2,958

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Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

Full Derby report

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

0.2 km

Marlborough Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Firfield Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE72 3BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE72 3BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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