What type of property is 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ sell for?

17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ last sold for £290,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £205,000 in January 2005, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2005 and February 2022, 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ rose from £205,000 to £290,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. It has dropped from a D recorded in March 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S40 1DJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ located?

17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ sits in Chesterfield. It falls within the S40 postcode district in Derbyshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

Police records around 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ show an average of 338 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

The closest primary school to 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ is Brampton Primary School (229m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Parkside Community School (966m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Springfield Avenue, S40 1DJ is Welfare Avenue North, 54m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Springfield Avenue, Chesterfield, S40 1DJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 17 Springfield Avenue

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

17 Springfield Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Chesterfield (S40 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

At 118 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 17.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
LoftYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageSingle, Integral

Building

TenureFreehold

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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.

17 Springfield Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2021

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 August 2031

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2021from Mar 2011

EPC improved fromD65toE50

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Springfield Avenue, Chesterfield, S40 1DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Springfield Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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8 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£290,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

15 February 2022Most recent
£290,000
+41.5%over 17 years
14 January 2005
£205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S40 1DJ: £290,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in S40 1DJ

On the street

Versus other Springfield Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Springfield Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,458

Street avg £2,417

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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 Chesterfield district page.

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Crime

338/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Welfare Avenue North — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Brampton Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S40 1DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S40 1DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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