12 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE
About 12 Birch Close
12 Birch Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Buxton (SK17 6FE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1121 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 48.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in November 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
12 Birch Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 12 Birch Close.
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- HPK/2020/0313
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Birch Close
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 15 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2011Most recent
£250,000
-5.7%over 6 years24 May 2005
£265,000
+172.5%over 9 years20 May 1996
£97,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6FE: £257,500 (2025–2016).
Versus other Birch Close homes
On floor area, 12 Birch Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,401
Street avg £2,838
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lansdowne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







