1 Market Place, Longnor, Buxton, SK17 0NT
About 1 Market Place
1 Market Place is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Longnor, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0NT). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in October 2000. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 641.3% above the 2000 sale of £31,026. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 52 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 4 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Conversion of attic area to second floor residential accommodation. Alterations to first floor to provide a kitchen utility lounge and entrance together with new timber stairs from 1st to 2nd floors. A new stone external staircase to the first floor flat from yard. 2 No. replacement timber traditional sash windows to south elevation (NB 2nd floor is permitted development).
- Agent
- Andrew Humphries RIBA
New Windows- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- NP/SM/1112/1097
What's in 1 Market Place, Longnor, Buxton, SK17 0NT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Market Place's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.4% per year over 2 years.
£31,026
Growth on file: -3.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2000Most recent
£31,026
-6.0%over 1 year17 December 1998
£33,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SK17 0NT: £119,250 (2020–1999).
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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
0.0 km
Market Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







