1 Thorn Close, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NU
About 1 Thorn Close
1 Thorn Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Fairfield, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 7NU). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in December 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 540% above the 1996 sale of £22,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 66.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2001ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of conservatory and shower room
Extension- Reference
- HPK/2001/0103
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Sales history & valuation
1 Thorn Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£22,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 1996Most recent
£22,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 7NU: £118,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in SK17 7NU
4 Thorn Close, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NU
Sold Aug 2022
£145,0009 Thorn Close, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NU
Sold Nov 2017
£116,00010 Thorn Close, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NU
Sold Jul 2017
£118,0003 Thorn Close, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NU
Sold Nov 2011
£55,0006 Thorn Close, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7NU
Sold Nov 2001
£31,500
Versus other Thorn Close homes
On price per m², 1 Thorn Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£369
Street avg £1,748
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Boarstones Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







