Ash Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Eyam, Hope Valley, Hope Valley (S32 5QU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£648/sq ft) was about 170.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £460,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 66 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 15 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extensions & replacement garage
Ash Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 20 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 20 years.
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On price per m², Ash Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,970
Street avg £4,631
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
45.6dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for Ash Cottage, Lydgate, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5QU
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31 March 2025Most recent
£460,000
-3.2%over 1 year26 October 2023
£475,000
+26.7%over 6 years6 December 2016
£375,000
+25.0%over 5 years24 October 2011
£300,000
+27.7%over 6 years15 August 2005
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S32 5QU: £315,000 (2024–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
S32 5RF
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Eyam CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB