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3a, Church Street, Buxton, SK17 6HD

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 19
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3a

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

3a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Buxton (SK17 6HD). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 44.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 246.8% above the 1999 sale of £54,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 69.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3a

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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.

3a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G19
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3a, Church Street, Buxton, SK17 6HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2021
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Modernisation of the existing two flats

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    HPK/2021/0327
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3a

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.

3a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£189,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 44.6% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£54,500

Growth on file: 44.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 October 1999Most recent

    £54,500

    +81.7%over 1 year
  2. 16 March 1998

    £30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6HD: £125,000 (2024–2016).

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£356

Street avg £1,686

Strongly below

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3a

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

Five Ways Cafe — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Buxton Junior School. 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 6HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 6HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 6HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3a, Church Street, Buxton, SK17 6HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.