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Lilac Cottage, Earl Sterndale, Buxton, SK17 0BU

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Lilac Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Lilac Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Earl Sterndale, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 74 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017. Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 34% above the 2017 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Lilac Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lilac Cottage, Earl Sterndale, Buxton, SK17 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Lilac Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£191,000

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 February 2017Most recent

    £191,000

    +15.8%over 10 years

  2. 13 July 2006

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 0BU: £350,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Lilac Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 58 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Lilac Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£262k

1 Friden Cottages, Friden

SK17 0DY

£264k

1 Hill Top Cottages, Quarnford

SK17 0TJ

2 bed1 bath
£267k

1 Dale View, Earl Sterndale

SK17 0BT

£240k

1 Buxton Road, Longnor

SK17 0NY

£240k

1 Club Cottage, Biggin

SK17 0DQ

£235k

1 Crewe & Harpur Cottages, Longnor

SK17 0NS

£230k

1 Council Houses, Newhaven

SK17 0DT

£302k

1 Dale Cottage, The Dale, Hartington

SK17 0AS

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Buxton district page.
Full Buxton report

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

0.3 km

Main Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK17 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 0BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Lilac Cottage, Earl Sterndale, Buxton, SK17 0BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.