8b, Chapel Street, Longnor, Buxton, SK17 0NU

8b is a mid-terrace house in Longnor, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0NU). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 233.3% above the 1997 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.