What kind of home is 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW?

3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW sell for?

3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW last sold for £335,000 in March 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW?

The current EPC rating for 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW?

3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DE74 2SW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW use?

The latest EPC at 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW?

3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW is in council tax band E.

Which area is 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW in?

3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW sits in Castle Donington, Derby, Derby. It falls within the DE74 postcode district in Leicestershire.

Is 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW?

The closest primary school to 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW is Orchard Community Primary School (460m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Castle Donington College (650m).

How well connected is 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW?

The closest bus stop to 3 Cooks Drive, DE74 2SW is High Street, 157m away. The nearest airport option is East Midlands Airport, 1.7km away.

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3 Cooks Drive, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SW

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Cooks Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Cooks Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Castle Donington, Derby, Derby (DE74 2SW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 115 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 34.3% above the 2016 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2025

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Cooks Drive, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Cooks Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

39 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Cooks Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£450,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£335,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

24 March 2016Most recent
£335,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DE74 2SW: £365,000 (2021–2017).

Nearby sales in DE74 2SW

On the street

Versus other Cooks Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Cooks Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,913

Street avg £3,025

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Derby district page.

Full Derby report

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

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Orchard Community Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DE74 2SW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DE74 2SW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

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70 dB

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FAQ

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