2 Friden Cottages, Friden, Buxton, SK17 0DY
About 2 Friden Cottages
2 Friden Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Friden, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 41% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
2 Friden Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Friden Cottages 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 2002.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 13 years.
£173,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2015Most recent
£173,000
+10.2%over 7 years21 February 2008
£157,000
-1.8%over 3 years25 November 2004
£159,950
+146.1%over 1 year29 November 2002
£65,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SK17 0DY: £85,000 (2003–2002).
Versus the street
2 Friden Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
Brickworks — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Biggin CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







