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Picture House Cottage, Sherwood Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8LH

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Picture House Cottage

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

Picture House Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Tideswell, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 44.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Picture House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2024from Jun 2013
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Picture House Cottage, Sherwood Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Picture House Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Nov 2024
    ExtensionHeritage
    In report

    Listed Building consent - Replacement and redesign of existing extension including glazed roof, windows and doors, replacement windows generally and addition of rooflights to the extension and main building, removal of modern render to the main building, roof repairs, chimney rebuilds and minor internal amendments, replacement of garden patio and widening/ replacement of existing garage door.

    Agent
    Time Architects
    ListedNew Windows
    Documents
    40 docs on file
    Reference
    NP/DDD/0822/1103
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

Picture House Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£645,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£445,000

Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 August 2015Most recent

    £445,000

    +4.7%over 11 years
  2. 1 June 2004

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 8LH: £385,000 (2018–2005).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Picture House Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Buxton district page.

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

0.3 km

Fountain Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK17 8LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 8LH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 8LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Picture House Cottage, Sherwood Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8LH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.