DE55 5LW

Recreation Close, Alfreton

Median, last 3 years

£193,000

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£193,000

22 Nov 2024

Standard sales

since 1996 (+1 additional entry)

DE55 district median

£199,973

762 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2010 to 2024. Every year since 1996 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2024 (few sales)	£193,000	1
2021 (few sales)	£145,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£165,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£140,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£117,500	1
2014 (few sales)	£121,500	2
2013 (few sales)	£107,500	2
2012 (few sales)	£88,500	1
2011 (few sales)	£108,000	2
2008 (few sales)	£110,975	2
2007 (few sales)	£99,950	1
2006 (few sales)	£152,000	1
2005 (few sales)	£118,500	2
2004 (few sales)	£72,725	2
2002	£77,500	4
2001	£38,000	4
2000 (few sales)	£44,475	2
1999 (few sales)	£36,750	2
1998 (few sales)	£35,998	2
1997	£39,000	3
1996 (few sales)	£31,500	1

Sale history (39 records · 12 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
12, RECREATION CLOSE 22 Nov 2024 · Detached · Freehold Previously £73,000 (Jul 2002) · +164%	22 Nov 2024	Detached · Freehold	£193,000
11, RECREATION CLOSE 29 Oct 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £54,995 (Aug 2002) · +164%	29 Oct 2021	Detached · Freehold	£145,000
7, RECREATION CLOSE 17 Mar 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Aug 2014) · +27%	17 Mar 2020	Detached · Freehold	£165,000
5, RECREATION CLOSE 5 Jul 2019 · Detached · Freehold	5 Jul 2019	Detached · Freehold	£140,000
3, RECREATION CLOSE 12 Jul 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £94,000 (Jun 2013) · +25%	12 Jul 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£117,500
6, RECREATION CLOSE Cat B 2 Jul 2015 · Detached · Freehold	2 Jul 2015	Detached · Freehold	£117,997
7, RECREATION CLOSE 8 Aug 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Mar 2011) · 0%	8 Aug 2014	Detached · Freehold	£130,000
4, RECREATION CLOSE 18 Jul 2014 · Detached · Freehold	18 Jul 2014	Detached · Freehold	£113,000
19, RECREATION CLOSE 30 Jul 2013 · Detached · Freehold Previously £82,000 (Nov 2002) · +48%	30 Jul 2013	Detached · Freehold	£121,000
3, RECREATION CLOSE 3 Jun 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £97,000 (Apr 2008) · −3%	3 Jun 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£94,000
15, RECREATION CLOSE 3 Aug 2012 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £99,950 (Jun 2007) · −11%	3 Aug 2012	Semi-detached · Freehold	£88,500
7, RECREATION CLOSE 3 Mar 2011 · Detached · Freehold	3 Mar 2011	Detached · Freehold	£130,000
23, RECREATION CLOSE 18 Feb 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Jul 2005) · −4%	18 Feb 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£86,000
21, RECREATION CLOSE 23 Oct 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Oct 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£124,950
3, RECREATION CLOSE 11 Apr 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £39,000 (Apr 2001) · +149%	11 Apr 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£97,000
15, RECREATION CLOSE 8 Jun 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £72,950 (Jan 2004) · +37%	8 Jun 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£99,950
2, RECREATION CLOSE 21 Apr 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £52,950 (Apr 2000) · +187%	21 Apr 2006	Detached · Freehold	£152,000
10, RECREATION CLOSE 30 Sep 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £51,000 (Jun 1997) · +188%	30 Sep 2005	Detached · Freehold	£147,000
23, RECREATION CLOSE 18 Jul 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £38,000 (Jun 2001) · +137%	18 Jul 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£90,000
17, RECREATION CLOSE 19 Mar 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £37,000 (Oct 2001) · +96%	19 Mar 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,500
15, RECREATION CLOSE 14 Jan 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £36,000 (Jul 2000) · +103%	14 Jan 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,950
19, RECREATION CLOSE 1 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold	1 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£82,000
8, RECREATION CLOSE 27 Sep 2002 · Detached · Freehold	27 Sep 2002	Detached · Freehold	£87,950
11, RECREATION CLOSE 23 Aug 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £31,500 (Jun 1996) · +75%	23 Aug 2002	Detached · Freehold	£54,995
12, RECREATION CLOSE 3 Jul 2002 · Detached · Freehold	3 Jul 2002	Detached · Freehold	£73,000
17, RECREATION CLOSE 31 Oct 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	31 Oct 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£37,000
23, RECREATION CLOSE 1 Jun 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £32,500 (Oct 1997) · +17%	1 Jun 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£38,000
3, RECREATION CLOSE 12 Apr 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £37,000 (Apr 1998) · +5%	12 Apr 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£39,000
9, RECREATION CLOSE 12 Feb 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,500 (Dec 1999) · +10%	12 Feb 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£38,000
15, RECREATION CLOSE 28 Jul 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £34,995 (Apr 1998) · +3%	28 Jul 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£36,000
2, RECREATION CLOSE 7 Apr 2000 · Detached · Freehold	7 Apr 2000	Detached · Freehold	£52,950
9, RECREATION CLOSE 3 Dec 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Dec 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£34,500
1, RECREATION CLOSE 12 Mar 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £39,000 (Jul 1997) · 0%	12 Mar 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£39,000
15, RECREATION CLOSE 28 Apr 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	28 Apr 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£34,995
3, RECREATION CLOSE 9 Apr 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	9 Apr 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£37,000
23, RECREATION CLOSE 24 Oct 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	24 Oct 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£32,500
1, RECREATION CLOSE 28 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	28 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£39,000
10, RECREATION CLOSE 13 Jun 1997 · Detached · Freehold	13 Jun 1997	Detached · Freehold	£51,000
11, RECREATION CLOSE 21 Jun 1996 · Detached · Freehold	21 Jun 1996	Detached · Freehold	£31,500

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.

Area

Postcode district: DE55
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 5 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01019480
Introduced: Jan 1991

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Bolsover, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £182,759
Change since July 2025: +3.2%
First-time buyers: £168,932

Average by property type

Detached: £262,430
Semi-detached: £173,002
Terraced: £142,402
Flat / maisonette: £87,272

The official index for Bolsover as a whole, not DE55 5LW alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

DE55 5LP £161,000 · 2 sales
DE55 5LL £230,000 · 1 sale
DE55 5JL £160,000 · 3 sales
DE55 5JN £160,000 · 2 sales
DE55 5JJ £149,000 · 4 sales
DE55 5JX no sale since 2014
DE55 5JP £162,500 · last sale 2022
DE55 5JQ £127,000 · 3 sales
DE55 5JS £148,500 · 4 sales
DE55 5JT £93,000 · last sale 2021
DE55 5JW no sale since 2006
DE55 5JU £185,000 · 1 sale