Detached 3 sales on record

8 HEDGES DRIVE

ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4PU

£290,000

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Longfield Lane / Queens Avenue 0.1 miles
Shop Reem Machine 0.1 miles
Train station Ilkeston 1.7 miles
University Chaucer Study Space 6.2 miles
Hospital Cygnet Hospital Derby 7.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

78 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£290,000 May 2026

Price per m²

£3,718/m²

Local average

£294,233 (45 sales)

Street crime

138 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 05/02/2026

Expiry date: 04/02/2036

Current heating cost: £753/year

Potential heating cost: £753/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

Recommendations

  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 12/05/2026 £290,000 Detached +93.3% £281,610 to June 2026 View transaction
Sold 25/02/2013 £150,000 Detached +25.7% £281,810 to June 2026 View transaction
Sold 26/03/1999 £119,350 Detached £541,376 to June 2026 View transaction

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
9 GARDEN AVENUE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4DF £280,000 13/03/2025 Detached
37 GARDEN AVENUE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4DF £280,000 11/01/2023 Detached
2 SLADE CLOSE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4PB £382,000 14/12/2022 Detached
66 KINGSTON AVENUE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4BA £285,000 02/12/2022 Detached
32 SPARROW CLOSE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4PW £250,000 02/12/2022 Detached
5 UPPER WOOD CLOSE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4SQ £279,950 25/11/2022 Detached
8 GARDEN AVENUE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4DF £325,000 17/11/2022 Detached
22 LONGFIELD CRESCENT, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4DE £192,000 26/10/2022 Detached
16 HEDGES DRIVE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4PU £395,000 30/08/2022 Detached
3 SLADE CLOSE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4PB £335,000 19/05/2022 Detached
1 TIB MEADOW CLOSE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4SP £289,995 25/03/2022 Detached
120 LONGFIELD LANE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4DB £530,000 01/02/2022 Detached
30 SPARROW CLOSE, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4PW £206,000 26/11/2021 Detached
118 KINGSWAY, ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE, DE7 4DG £260,000 05/10/2021 Detached

Area average: £306,425 (14 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -3.2%
10y growth 17.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Erewash. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 1.4%
5y (index) 14.6%
10y (index) 50.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Erewash. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £751/mo
Realistic £834/mo
Optimistic £917/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Erewash.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Derby: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Eliot Drive, DE7 £1,050/mo 3 0.67 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, St. Norbert Drive, DE7 £1,100/mo 3 0.67 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Flat, South Street, DE7 £700/mo 3 0.92 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £950/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.36%
Max investor price (0.8%) £131,250
Target investor price (1%) £105,000
Gross yield 4.3%
Cost-to-rent ratio 23×
Monthly cashflow £-222/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -3.2%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~323 m² (0.08 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 76
Anti-social behaviour 20
Public order 18
Criminal damage and arson 12
Other theft 5
Drugs 3
Vehicle crime 2
Other crime 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 138

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Hallam Fields Junior School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 23 Mar 2017
Field House Infant School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 15 Nov 2023
Kensington Junior Academy Primary 0.6 miles Good — 12 May 2024
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary 0.8 miles Good — 26 Oct 2023
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 0.8 miles Good — 11 Jun 2013

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.