What type of property is 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ?

2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ sell for?

2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ last sold for £345,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in March 2012, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2012 and October 2022, 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ rose from £200,000 to £345,000, a change of £145,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ?

The current EPC rating for 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in January 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ?

2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in S41 8XJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ heated?

The latest EPC at 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ?

2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ is in council tax band D.

Where is 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ located?

2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ sits in Chesterfield. It falls within the S41 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Is 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ in a safe area?

Police records around 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 63% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ?

The closest primary school to 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ is Holme Hall Primary School (920m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (773m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ?

The closest bus stop to 2 Birley Croft, S41 8XJ is Ladywood Drive, 212m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Birley Croft, Chesterfield, S41 8XJ

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Birley Croft

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

2 Birley Croft is a three-bedroom detached house in Chesterfield (S41 8XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £345,000 in October 2022. 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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageIntegral
Corner plotYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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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.

2 Birley Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2016

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2016from Jan 2012

EPC improved fromD58toE51

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Birley Croft, Chesterfield, S41 8XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Birley Croft 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 2 Birley Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£345,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

16 October 2022Most recent
£345,000
+72.5%over 10 years
23 March 2012
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S41 8XJ: £246,000 (2022–1997).

Nearby sales in S41 8XJ

On the street

Versus other Birley Croft homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Birley Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,416

Street avg £2,373

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Chesterfield report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ladywood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S41 8XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S41 8XJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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