5 Briar Close, Buxton, SK17 7BG
About 5 Briar Close
5 Briar Close is a mid-terrace house in Buxton (SK17 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £150,000 in January 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 15.3% above the 2022 sale price.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Briar Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Briar Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 15 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2022Most recent
£150,000
+5.3%over 5 years21 December 2016
£142,500
+12.2%over 2 years22 September 2014
£127,000
-9.3%over 7 years13 June 2007
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 7BG: £194,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Briar Close homes
5 Briar Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,055
Street avg £1,863
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Working Mens Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB







