3 Folds Head Cottage, Folds Head, Calver, Hope Valley, S32 3XJ
About 3 Folds Head Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Folds Head Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Calver, Hope Valley, Hope Valley (S32 3XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 sits 149.6% above the 2002 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Folds Head Cottage, Folds Head, Calver, Hope Valley, S32 3XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Folds Head Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Folds Head Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Folds Head homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 3 Folds Head Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,524
Street avg £4,358
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hope Valley district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S32 3XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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