The Old Peacock, Queen Street, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8JT
About The Old Peacock
The Old Peacock is a semi-detached house in Tideswell, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 31.5% below the 2024 sale of £685,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £685,000 in April 2024.
Energy performance
The Old Peacock's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Peacock has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Peacock was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 2024Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 8JT: £170,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in SK17 8JT
Sunnylea, Queen Street, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8JT
Sold May 2023
£365,0003 Queen Street, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8JT
Sold May 2020
£220,000Coronation Cottage, Queen Street, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8JT
Sold Jan 2020
£165,000Skidmore, Queen Street, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8JT
Sold Oct 2017
£170,000Victoria Cottage, Queen Street, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8JT
Sold Mar 2017
£170,000
Versus other Queen Street homes
On years held, The Old Peacock runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,325
Street avg £2,449
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.1 km
Fountain Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







