Whitebeam Cottage is a detached house in Stoney Middleton, Hope Valley, Hope Valley (S32 4TU). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 is 20.1% below the 2023 sale of £810,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £810,000 in March 2023.
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Whitebeam Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Whitebeam Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on Whitebeam Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£810,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Whitebeam Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
1 March 2023Most recent
£810,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S32 4TU: £250,000 (2024–2013).
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Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
S32 4TD
Toll Bar — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB