Far Cottage, Church Street, Longnor, Buxton, SK17 0PE

Far Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Longnor, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 0PE). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £450,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 is 13.3% above the 2020 sale price.