2 The Cottage, The Dale, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AS
About 2 The Cottage
2 The Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartington, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 54.1% above the 2016 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 40.3% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
2 The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2016Most recent
£170,000
+195.7%over 20 years2 May 1996
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 0AS: £158,000 (2019–1997).
Nearby sales in SK17 0AS
1 Dale Cottage, The Dale, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AS
Sold Jul 2019
£260,000Chertmead, The Dale, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AS
Sold Mar 1999
£130,0001 The Cottage, The Dale, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AS
Sold Mar 1997
£51,000The Cottage In The Dale, The Dale, Hartington, Buxton, SK17 0AS
Sold Mar 1996
£101,500
Versus other The Dale homes
EPC Rating for 2 The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 km
Youth Hostel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hartington CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







