Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£579,000
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£579,000
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The estimate for Wards Farm is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DE72 3ST. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
147 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2025
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in DE72 3ST
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2015 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
5 May 2015Most recent
£415,000
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Wards Farm is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Risley, Derby, Derby (DE72 3ST). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015). Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 39.5% above the 2015 sale price.
Wards Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 June 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
2 applications on record at Wards Farm, No Mans Lane, Risley, Derby, DE72 3ST
PRIOR NOTIFICATION UNDER CLASS Q(A) - CHANGE OF USE OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO A DWELLING
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Habitable Rooms for Wards Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 79 (C)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
83/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Boyah Grange — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB
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