Throstle Farm, Sheffield Road, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4TW

Throstle Farm is a detached house in Barlborough, Chesterfield, Chesterfield (S43 4TW). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 30.1% below the 2021 sale of £508,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 196.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 119 m² it sits well below the postcode median (203 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £508,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.