1 The Cottage, The Dale, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AS

1 The Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hartington, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 422 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in March 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 237.3% above the 1997 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 66.8% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.