38b, Bath Road, Buxton, SK17 6HJ
About 38b
38b is a detached house in Buxton (SK17 6HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 53 m² this is the 21st smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–238 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 34 units on file.
At 53 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
38b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
38b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
38b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6HJ: £245,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Bath Road homes
On epc rating, 38b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 43 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Buxton Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB