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Alfreton is a town in Amber Valley close to the Nottinghamshire border, served by the A38 and A61 and linked to M1 junction 28. This page also covers Somercotes.

£190,000median sold price

117homes sold in a year

£799average rent a month

£2,437council tax, Band D

0.75% to sell, no VAT
8% full management, no set-up fee
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Living in Alfreton

Alfreton is a town in Amber Valley, about two and a half miles from the Nottinghamshire border and 9.7 miles south of Chesterfield, with 8,799 people in the parish at the 2021 census.

It was Derbyshire's main coal mining centre in the 18th century, and coaching inns grew up around the market place once the turnpike roads arrived. The pits closed in the late 1960s. Alfreton Hall, built around 1750, is now a conference centre and restaurant.

The town has an indoor market, a library, a health centre and a leisure centre with a swimming pool. David Nieper Academy was rated Good in every area, including sixth form.

Homes in Alfreton

Somercotes, a former mining village nearby, was once part of Alfreton Urban District. Today it is a separate parish, and council tax there is a little higher than in Alfreton.

If you are thinking of moving or selling, the sold prices further down this page show what has changed hands in Alfreton over the last year.

Schools in Alfreton

The latest Ofsted inspection for the main state schools, with links to the full reports. Always check catchment with the council before you buy.

Secondary David Nieper Academy Good in every area, including sixth form Inspected September 2022 Infant Croft Infant School Has maintained the standards of its previous inspection Inspected October 2024 Junior Leys Junior School Continues to be a good school Inspected June 2023

Getting around

TrainsAlfreton station, north east of the town, has an hourly service to Liverpool and Norwich and trains between Leeds and Nottingham. Direct London trains stopped in May 2021.
RoadsThe A61 and A38 are the main routes. A bypass to the south has linked the town to M1 junction 28 since 1969.

Parks and things to do

Alfreton ParkOn Wingfield Road, home to the cricket club.
Alfreton WelfareThe recreation ground, given Green Flag status for the first time in 2026.
Pennytown PondsA local nature reserve in Somercotes, with Green Flag status since 2011.
Leisure centre and golfA leisure centre with a swimming pool in town, and a golf course to the west.

What has sold in Alfreton

Every sale recorded by HM Land Registry in the 12 months to the end of July 2026, by any agent.

117

recorded sales so far

£190,000

median price, -5.0% on the year before

leasehold, with 1% new builds

Median price by type

Type	Sales	Median
Detached	37	£330,000
Semi-detached	52	£174,000
Terraced	22	£130,000
Flat or maisonette	6	£150,750

10 most recent sales

Street	Type	Month	Price
Aumonier Way	Detached	July 2026	£445,000
Deer Park Close	Detached	July 2026	£487,000
Rowland Street	Semi-detached	July 2026	£300,000
Damstead Park Avenue	Detached	July 2026	£357,000
Finch Close	Semi-detached	July 2026	£220,000
Grange Street	Semi-detached	July 2026	£220,000
Grange Street	Semi-detached	July 2026	£173,000
Deer Park Close	Semi-detached	July 2026	£217,000
Church Street	Terraced	July 2026	£105,000
Elmwood Drive	Detached	July 2026	£215,000

Sold by any agent. Sales take a few months to be registered, so counts for the latest months will rise. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, updated 21 October 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Amber Valley council area

£233,295

average house price, July 2026

+4.8%

change on a year earlier

£799

average monthly private rent, August 2026

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026. These cover the whole council area, not just Alfreton.

Villages and areas around Alfreton

We cover these too. Median prices are for homes sold by any agent in the last year, from HM Land Registry.

Somercotes

£160,000 median from 45 sales

A former mining village close to the Nottinghamshire border, with Somercotes Park and Pennytown Ponds nature reserve.

Council tax in Alfreton

Amber Valley Borough Council charges for 2026/27, including police and fire. Figures for Belper. Ripley, Heanor, Alfreton and the villages pay slightly different amounts. Check the exact amount for your street with the council.

Band A£1,625

Band B£1,895

Band C£2,166

Band D£2,437

Band E£2,978

Band F£3,520

Band G£4,061

Band H£4,874

Source: Amber Valley Borough Council.

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