Dove Cottage, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL
About Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage is a detached house in Hartington, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Dove Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Dove Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Aug 2018HeritageIn report
Listed Building consent - Change in material of kitchen floor from tiles to slate. Foul drainage installed in Bret Martin cast iron style classic black, in exchange for existing pvc-u and previously approved cast iron for all new external pipework.
- Agent
- Smith and Roper
Listed- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- NP/DDD/0618/0517
- Feb 2018ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on NP/DDD/0917/0966
- Agent
- Smith & Roper
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- NP/DIS/1217/1309
What's in Dove Cottage, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Dove Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£671,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 0AL: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SK17 0AL
Minton House, The Roof Terrace Apartment, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL
Sold Sept 2025
£315,000Rose Cottage, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL
Sold Jan 2025
£300,000Chatsworth Cottage, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL
Sold Sept 2024
£265,025Minton House, Hartington View Apartment, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL
Sold May 2024
£160,000Dales Croft Apartment, Market Place, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AL
Sold May 2022
£582,500
Versus other Market Place homes
On floor area, Dove Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 39 (E)
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hartington CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







