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Get started5 Draycott Mill is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Draycott, Derby, Derby (DE72 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 93.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2022 for £168,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
CHANGE OF USE FROM STORAGE (B8) TO RETAIL UNIT (A1) WITH NEW SHOPFRONT
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 19 years.
£168,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 19 years.
5 Draycott Mill outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,055
Street avg £2,102
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
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LISTED BUILDING CONSENT APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM B8 (STORAGE) TO RETAIL (A1) WITH NEW SHOPFRONT
20 December 2022Most recent
£168,000
+68.0%over 19 years31 July 2003
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 3NB: £170,000 (2025–2024).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
DE72 3DW
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Draycott Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
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