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12 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
104 m²
1121 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Birch Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Birch Close

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2020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

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 12 Birch Close.

  1. Oct 2020
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Proposed two storey side extension

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    HPK/2020/0313
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Birch Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£372,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 November 2011Most recent

    £250,000

    -5.7%over 6 years
  2. 24 May 2005

    £265,000

    +172.5%over 9 years
  3. 20 May 1996

    £97,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6FE: £257,500 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Birch Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 12 Birch Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,401

Street avg £2,838

Below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Birch Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Buxton district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK17 6FE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 6FE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 6FE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.