Homecroft, Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
About Homecroft
Homecroft is a five-bedroom detached house in Diseworth, Derby, Derby (DE74 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 23.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 125% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £515,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
A tree works application was refused at Homecroft in 2022.
9 applications on record at Homecroft, Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
1 live now- Dec 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two-storey side extension.
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00872/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2026Decision
- ConditionsDec 2025Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Homecroft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 12 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2019Most recent
£515,000
+33.8%over 11 years2 November 2007
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DE74 2QS: £249,950 (2015–2002).
Nearby sales in DE74 2QS
1 Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
Sold Oct 2015
£312,5004 Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
Sold Aug 2010
£227,5002 Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
Sold Jun 2008
£175,0003 Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
Sold Sept 2007
£249,95014 Shakespear Close, Diseworth, Derby, DE74 2QS
Sold Aug 2002
£250,000
Versus other Shakespear Close homes
Homecroft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,926
Street avg £1,923
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.3 km
Clements Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Diseworth Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB






