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About 20 Dovecote Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Dovecote Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Borrowash, Derby, Derby (DE72 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 45.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Dovecote Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Dovecote Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.2% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2007)
£124,950
Growth on file: 14.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dovecote Drive homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Dovecote Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,838
Street avg £1,985
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE72 3LS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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