What type of property is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY last sold for £137,000 in October 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £36,000 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and October 2014, 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY rose from £36,000 to £137,000, a change of £101,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

The current EPC rating for 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SK17 7DY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY located?

3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY sits in Buxton. It falls within the SK17 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

The closest primary school to 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY is Fairfield Infant and Nursery School (303m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (789m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

The closest bus stop to 3 Alma Street, SK17 7DY is Windsor Road, 98m away. The nearest rail option is Buxton Rail Station, 749m away.

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3 Alma Street, Buxton, SK17 7DY

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Alma Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Alma Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Buxton (SK17 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 97 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 33.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2024

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Alma Street, Buxton, SK17 7DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Alma Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Alma Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£183,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£137,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

23 October 2014Most recent
£137,000
+73.4%over 12 years
14 July 2002
£79,000
+119.4%over 4 years
29 September 1997
£36,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 7DY: £148,250 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SK17 7DY

On the street

Versus other Alma Street homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£1,412

Street avg £1,471

On par

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 95 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Windsor Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Fairfield Infant and Nursery School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK17 7DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 7DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

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