23 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE
About 23 Birch Close
23 Birch Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Buxton (SK17 6FE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 191.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Birch Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Birch Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 25 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£380,000
+336.9%over 25 years22 October 1996
£86,973
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6FE: £257,500 (2025–2015).
Versus other Birch Close homes
On habitable rooms, 23 Birch Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,524
Street avg £2,645
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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







