Sandboro Fields Cottage, Derby Road, Risley, Derby, DE72 3SY
About Sandboro Fields Cottage
Sandboro Fields Cottage is a detached house in Risley, Derby, Derby (DE72 3SY). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 104 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 32 EPCs).
Energy performance
Sandboro Fields Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 April 2034
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Planning history
Sandboro Fields Cottage 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.
Sales history & valuation
Sandboro Fields Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE72 3SY: £390,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in DE72 3SY
Versus other Derby Road homes
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
83/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Meadow View Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB







