Parkhurst, Flat 1b, 13 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG
About Parkhurst
Parkhurst is an end-of-terrace house in Buxton (SK17 6SG). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Parkhurst (42–106 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 18.7% below the 2023 sale of £152,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 83.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £152,500 in August 2023.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing single and two storey rear outbuilding and extension and erection of a three storey rear extension to create 5 no. additional flats together with alterations to elevations
Extension- Documents
- 35 docs on file
- Reference
- HPK/2016/0403
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Sales history & valuation
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.4% per year over 2 years.
£152,500
Growth on file: 28.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2023Most recent
£152,500
+83.7%over 2 years8 March 2021
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 6SG: £198,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SK17 6SG
Parkhurst, Flat 3, 13 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG
Sold Jan 2025
£117,0007 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG
Sold Dec 2023
£625,000Parkhurst, Flat 1c, 13 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG
Sold Apr 2023
£198,00023 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG
Sold Aug 2022
£650,000Park Lodge, Apartment 2, 3 Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6SG
Sold May 2022
£142,500
Versus other Park Road homes
Parkhurst is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,631
Street avg £2,197
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Pavilion Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







