Beck Cottage, Lydgate, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5QU
About Beck Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Beck Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eyam, Hope Valley, Hope Valley (S32 5QU). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 89.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private garden
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Beck Cottage, Lydgate, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Beck 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.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2007)
£388,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Lydgate homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Beck Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,807
Street avg £4,649
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S32 5QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
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