Sold STC Bungalow

85 ALFRED STREET

ALFRETON, DERBYSHIRE DE55 7JD

2 beds 1 baths 603 sq ft Listed 17 Aug 2022 (-1445d)

£184,950

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# 2 bedroom bungalow for sale (DE55 7JD)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 85 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, DERBYSHIRE DE55 7JD |
| Price | £184,950 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1967-1975 |
| Floor area | 56 m² |
| Last sold | £180,000 Oct 2022 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 22/05/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £431/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,515

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£15)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4612-0025-2030-0087-0222)

## Description

**Side Porch: **Tiled flooring.

**Hallway: **With Part glazed aluminium powder coated entrance door, coving to the ceiling, access to the roof space, radiator, former airing cupboard provides storage.

**Lounge: **5.22m x 3.30m, Electric fire, two radiators, coving to the ceiling, aluminium powder coated double glazed picture window.

**Kitchen: **2.79m x 2.67m, Containing a range of wall and base units, single drainer bowl and a quarter sink unit,  Worcester combination boiler, plumbing for washing machine, fully tiled walls, aluminium powder coated double glazed window, radiator, electric cooker point.

**Rear Bedroom 1: **4.16m x 3.31m, Aluminium powder coated double glazed window, coving to the ceiling and radiator.

**Rear Bedroom 2: **3.00m x 2.65m, Aluminium powder coated double glazed window and radiator.

**Bathroom: **2.06m x 1.65m, Containing a white suite comprising pine panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low flush WC, pine panelled ceiling with spot lighting, aluminium powder coated double glazed window and radiator.

**Externally To The Front: **The property enjoys a front lawned garden with mature flower beds,  concrete driveway provides off road car standing. Cold water tap, security lighting.

**Concrete Sectional Garage: **With up and over door. Please note the garage roof requires attention.

**Externally To The Rear: **There is an enclosed rear garden mainly lawned garden with flower beds all backing on to the school playing fields. LED security lighting, UPVc soffit fascia and rain water goods.

**Viewing: **By appointment through Savidge & Brown on   pressing option 2.

**Postcode: **The postcode for the satellite navigation user is DE55 7JD.

**Offer Procedure: **Before contacting a Building Society, Bank or Solicitor you should make your offer to our office and speak to a member of staff dealing with the sale as any delay may result in the sale being agreed to another purchaser incurring unnecessary costs.

Under the Estate Agency Act 1991 you will be required as soon as possible from making an offer to provide us financial information in order to verify your position before we can finally recommend your offer to the vendor. We will also require proof of identification in order to adhere to Money Laundering Regulations. These particulars do not constitute any offer or contract nor any part thereof.

**Disclaimer: **Whilst we endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office. SERVICES: The Agents have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order. The buyer is advised to obtain verification. MEASUREMENTS: Please note all the measurement details are approximate and should not be relied upon as exact.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floor Plan 1](/listings/photos/126128798/1142893) - Floor Plan 1

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #15645387
- **Address:** 85 Alfred Street, ALFRETON, DE55 7JD
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/03/2023
- **Work Completed:** 20/02/2023
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 85 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £180,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 10A ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £170,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 5 WATCHORN LAWNS, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7TL | £315,000 | 18/08/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 14 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £230,000 | 08/12/2022 | Detached |
| 11 WATCHORN LAWNS, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7TL | £300,000 | 10/10/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 26 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £100 | 21/07/2022 | Other |
| [Same street] 31 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £114,500 | 11/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 42 GRANGE STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JA | £148,000 | 14/04/2022 | Detached |
| 139 KING STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7DE | £305,000 | 23/02/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 26 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £199,950 | 18/02/2022 | Detached |
| THE GRANGE MARSHALL STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7BW | £153,300 | 22/12/2021 | Detached |
| [Same street] 59 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £216,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| [Same street] 79 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD | £225,000 | 08/09/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £165,079 (7 sales)
**Area average:** £244,260 (5 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £314,834 (78 Detached, DE55, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -41.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Amber Valley). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £714/mo
- **Realistic:** £793/mo
- **Optimistic:** £872/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for North Nottingham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £549/mo

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Victoria St, DE55 | £795/mo | 2 | 1.15 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Victoria St, DE55 | £795/mo | 2 | 1.15 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Albert St, DE55 | £800/mo | 2 | 1.18 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £797/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £99,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £795/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-38/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,303/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 26.4%
- **10y growth:** 37.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Amber Valley; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 65.1%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

56 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£180,000 Oct 2022

Price per m²

£3,303/m²

Local average

£314,834 (-41.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 4 (13,338 of 33,755)

Street crime

113 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

Offered with no upward chain
2 bedroom detached bungalow
Superb popular location
Close to town amenities
Entrance hall, lounge, kitchen
Two bedrooms and bathroom
Garden to the front
Single garage, driveway
Rear garden backs onto the school playing fields. Viewing recommended as property is in location are seldom offered to the market.

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

Offered with no upward chain is this two bedroomed detached bungalow which offer a superb popular location within easy reach of the town amenities. The gas centrally heated and UPVc double glazed accommodation comprises: entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom. Externally garden to the front, single garage, driveway to the side and rear garden backs onto the school playing fields. Viewing recommended as property is in location are seldom offered to the market.

Side Porch: Tiled flooring.

Hallway: With Part glazed aluminium powder coated entrance door, coving to the ceiling, access to the roof space, radiator, former airing cupboard provides storage.

Lounge: 5.22m x 3.30m, Electric fire, two radiators, coving to the ceiling, aluminium powder coated double glazed picture window.

Kitchen: 2.79m x 2.67m, Containing a range of wall and base units, single drainer bowl and a quarter sink unit, Worcester combination boiler, plumbing for washing machine, fully tiled walls, aluminium powder coated double glazed window, radiator, electric cooker point.

Rear Bedroom 1: 4.16m x 3.31m, Aluminium powder coated double glazed window, coving to the ceiling and radiator.

Rear Bedroom 2: 3.00m x 2.65m, Aluminium powder coated double glazed window and radiator.

Bathroom: 2.06m x 1.65m, Containing a white suite comprising pine panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin, low flush WC, pine panelled ceiling with spot lighting, aluminium powder coated double glazed window and radiator.

Externally To The Front: The property enjoys a front lawned garden with mature flower beds, concrete driveway provides off road car standing. Cold water tap, security lighting.

Concrete Sectional Garage: With up and over door. Please note the garage roof requires attention.

Externally To The Rear: There is an enclosed rear garden mainly lawned garden with flower beds all backing on to the school playing fields. LED security lighting, UPVc soffit fascia and rain water goods.

Viewing: By appointment through Savidge & Brown on pressing option 2.

Postcode: The postcode for the satellite navigation user is DE55 7JD.

Offer Procedure: Before contacting a Building Society, Bank or Solicitor you should make your offer to our office and speak to a member of staff dealing with the sale as any delay may result in the sale being agreed to another purchaser incurring unnecessary costs.
Under the Estate Agency Act 1991 you will be required as soon as possible from making an offer to provide us financial information in order to verify your position before we can finally recommend your offer to the vendor. We will also require proof of identification in order to adhere to Money Laundering Regulations. These particulars do not constitute any offer or contract nor any part thereof.

Disclaimer: Whilst we endeavour to make our sales particulars fair, accurate and reliable, they are only a general guide to the property and, accordingly, if there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office. SERVICES: The Agents have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services and so cannot verify they are in working order. The buyer is advised to obtain verification. MEASUREMENTS: Please note all the measurement details are approximate and should not be relied upon as exact.

Listed by

Alfreton

Richard Savidge

Reference: 126128798

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 23/05/2022

Expiry date: 22/05/2032

Current heating cost: £431/year

Potential heating cost: £381/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,515

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£15)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floor Plan 1

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #15645387 Recent

Property Details

Street: 85 Alfred Street

Town: ALFRETON

Postcode: DE55 7JD

Installation Details

Items: 6 windows and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 05/03/2023

Work Completed: 20/02/2023

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	21/10/2022 (3 years ago)	£180,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street 10A ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£170,000	15/12/2023	Detached
5 WATCHORN LAWNS, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7TL	£315,000	18/08/2023	Detached
Same street 14 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£230,000	08/12/2022	Detached
11 WATCHORN LAWNS, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7TL	£300,000	10/10/2022	Detached
Same street 26 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£100	21/07/2022	Other
Same street 31 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£114,500	11/05/2022	Terraced
42 GRANGE STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JA	£148,000	14/04/2022	Detached
139 KING STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7DE	£305,000	23/02/2022	Detached
Same street 26 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£199,950	18/02/2022	Detached
THE GRANGE MARSHALL STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7BW	£153,300	22/12/2021	Detached
Same street 59 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£216,000	30/09/2021	Detached
Same street 79 ALFRED STREET, ALFRETON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 7JD	£225,000	08/09/2021	Detached

Street average: £165,079 (7 sales)

Area average: £244,260 (5 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 26.4%

10y growth 37.2%

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

1y (index) 5.6%

5y (index) 23.2%

10y (index) 65.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £714/mo

Realistic £793/mo

Optimistic £872/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Amber Valley.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for North Nottingham: £549/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View DE55 7JD

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Alfreton Angling Centre	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Watchorn	0.2 miles
Bus stop	Watchorn Church	0.2 miles
Shop	Tim Drapers Golder Holidays	0.3 miles
Train station	Alfreton	1.0 miles
Train station	Swanwick Junction	2.0 miles
University	Nottingham Trent University Vision University Centre	8.5 miles
Hospital	Forest Independent Hospital	9.6 miles
Hospital	Clipstone Health Centre	11.3 miles
University	University of Derby	11.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	56
Anti-social behaviour	18
Public order	15
Criminal damage and arson	5
Other theft	5
Other crime	4
Shoplifting	4
Drugs	2
Vehicle crime	2
Burglary	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	113

Within 1 mile during May 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
Alfreton Nursery School	Nursery	0.1 miles	Outstanding — 20 Apr 2015
Watchorn Christian School	Other	0.2 miles	Good — 5 May 2022
Woodbridge Junior School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 7 Sep 2022
Croft Infant School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 1 Mar 2020
David Nieper Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2022

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
2 Bed Terraced House, Victoria St, DE55	£795/mo	2	1.15 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Victoria St, DE55	£795/mo	2	1.15 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Albert St, DE55	£800/mo	2	1.18 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £797/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £99,375

Target investor price (1%) £79,500

Gross yield 5.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.4×

Monthly cashflow £-38/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.8%

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).