What kind of home is 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY sell for?

3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY last sold for £110,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £34,500 in August 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

Across 4 sales between August 1998 and May 2020, 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY rose from £34,500 to £110,000, a change of £75,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY have?

The current EPC rating for 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SK17 7DY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY use?

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

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

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

Which area is 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY in?

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

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

Police records around 3a, 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.

What schools are near 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

The closest primary school to 3a, 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.

What is the nearest station to 3a, Alma Street, SK17 7DY?

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

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3a, Alma Street, Buxton, SK17 7DY

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3a

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

3a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Buxton (SK17 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold May 2020 for £110,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 30.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 26 EPCs).

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes

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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 Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

3a 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£144,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£110,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

28 May 2020Most recent
£110,000
+7.8%over 13 years
8 May 2007
£102,000
+34.2%over 3 years
18 September 2003
£76,000
+120.3%over 5 years
27 August 1998
£34,500

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.

On floor area, 3a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,803

Street avg £1,452

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Alma Street

SK17 7DY

1 bed1 bath

£163k

1 Cross Street

SK17 7EG

3 bed

£202k

1 Chatsworth Road

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3 bed1 bath

£144k

1 Ash Terrace, Lightwood Road

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£142k

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£141k

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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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