2b Cavendish Villas, Broad Walk, Buxton, SK17 6JE
About 2b Cavendish Villas
2b Cavendish Villas is an end-of-terrace house in Buxton (SK17 6JE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (59–183 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 12% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in August 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
2b Cavendish Villas 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2015RenovationHeritageIn report
Proposed removal of existing window and stone wall below to form doorway and fit new entrance and double doors to opening.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- HPK/2015/0614
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 5 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£200,000
+92.3%over 4 years3 February 2016
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6JE: £250,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in SK17 6JE
3a, Victoria House, Broad Walk, Buxton, SK17 6JE
Sold May 2024
£580,0003a, Victoria Apartment, Broad Walk, Buxton, SK17 6JE
Sold Sept 2021
£250,0002a Cavendish Villas, Broad Walk, Buxton, SK17 6JE
Sold Aug 2021
£575,0002d Cavendish Villas, Broad Walk, Buxton, SK17 6JE
Sold Mar 2021
£200,0003 Cavendish Villas, Apartment 3, Broad Walk, Buxton, SK17 6JE
Sold Feb 2013
£155,000
Versus other Broad Walk homes
2b Cavendish Villas is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,390
Street avg £3,262
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Market Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Buxton Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB







