Beechwood, Flat 2, 12 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG

Beechwood is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Buxton (SK17 6SG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 91 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Beechwood, where floor areas span 76–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 63). The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since June 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 97.6% above the 2001 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. At 91 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.