What type of property is 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS last sold for £225,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS located?

8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS sits in Borrowash, Derby, Derby. It falls within the DE72 postcode district in Derbyshire.

What is crime like near 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

Police records around 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS 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.

Which schools serve 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

The closest primary school to 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS is Ashbrook Infant School (893m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Bains Drive, DE72 3FS is Cole Lane, 58m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Bains Drive, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3FS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Bains Drive

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

8 Bains Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Borrowash, Derby, Derby (DE72 3FS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 22.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bains Drive, Borrowash, Derby, DE72 3FS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bains Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

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

£275,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£225,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 November 2021Most recent
£225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 3FS: £272,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DE72 3FS

On the street

Versus other Bains Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Bains Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,616

Street avg £2,509

Below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 90 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cole Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Ashbrook Infant School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE72 3FS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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