Yew Tree House, Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
About Yew Tree House
Yew Tree House is a four-bedroom detached house in Draycott, Derby, Derby (DE72 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 119 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension, a conservatory and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 179.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £545,000 in February 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Yew Tree House 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Yew Tree House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Yew Tree House, Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
- Aug 2015Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
WORKS TO TREES WITHIN THE CONSERVATION AREA
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 0715/1556
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2025Decision
- ConservatoryOct 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Yew Tree House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 9 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
29 February 2024Most recent
£545,000
+70.3%over 8 years25 June 2015
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 3PN: £246,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in DE72 3PN
Holly Cottage, Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
Sold Aug 2024
£550,0006 Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
Sold Dec 2023
£307,50010 Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
Sold Jan 2022
£246,0004 Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
Sold Mar 2016
£154,0002 Walk Close, Draycott, Derby, DE72 3PN
Sold Jun 2015
£179,950
Versus other Walk Close homes
Price per m² for Yew Tree House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,580
Street avg £2,445
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Draycott Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







