4 Birch Close, Buxton, SK17 6FE
About 4 Birch Close
4 Birch Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Buxton (SK17 6FE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 27% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 105.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 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
4 Birch Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£277,250
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2015Most recent
£277,250
+10.9%over 9 years4 July 2006
£250,000
+88.0%over 4 years26 July 2001
£133,000
+66.3%over 5 years3 June 1996
£79,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6FE: £257,500 (2025–2016).
Versus other Birch Close homes
4 Birch Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,047
Street avg £2,780
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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







