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Croft Cottage, Biggin, Buxton, SK17 0DQ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Croft Cottage

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

Croft Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Biggin, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 20.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Croft Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2014from Dec 2011
EPC improved fromE40toF36
Windows
Very PoorPoor

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
25%50%

More low energy lighting installed

May 2021from Mar 2014
EPC improved fromF36toE51
Wall Insulation
Uninsulated StoneInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Croft Cottage, Biggin, Buxton, SK17 0DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Croft 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£494,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£410,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 April 2022Most recent

    £410,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 0DQ: £565,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Croft Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,227

Street avg £3,376

Above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Croft 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.
£481k

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SK17 0AR

4 bed
£447k

1 Croft Cottage, Mill Lane, Hartington

SK17 0AN

£441k

1 Hall Bank, Hall Bank, Hartington

SK17 0AT

£394k

1 Higg Lane, Longnor

SK17 0LH

£389k

1 2, Queen Street, Longnor

SK17 0PF

3 bed
£322k

1 Bank Side, Hartington

SK17 0AG

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 High Street, Longnor

SK17 0PG

£309k

1 Dales View, Longnor

SK17 0PQ

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

0.2 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Biggin 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 0DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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 Croft Cottage, Biggin, Buxton, SK17 0DQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.