3 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE
About 3 Birch Close
3 Birch Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Buxton (SK17 6FE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 sits 52.4% above the 2014 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 105.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014). At 70 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2001FullIn report
Erection of 3ft/0.9m high wooden trellis on top of existing 6ft/1.8m wooden fence at bottom boundary of site
- Reference
- HPK/2001/0259
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2014Most recent
£210,000
-2.3%over 7 years15 April 2007
£215,000
+194.5%over 11 years4 October 1995
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6FE: £257,500 (2025–2016).
Versus other Birch Close homes
3 Birch Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,784
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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