2 Alma Cottages, Alma Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8ND
About 2 Alma Cottages
2 Alma Cottages is a semi-detached house in Tideswell, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8ND). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since November 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 73.8% above the 2006 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2004PorchFullIn report
Demolition of store and erection of conservatory and porch
- Agent
- David Sutherland Architects
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Reference
- NP/DDD/0704/0754
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 7 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2006Most recent
£130,000
+147.6%over 6 years10 December 1999
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 8ND: £290,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SK17 8ND
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Sold Jun 2025
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£775,000The Mount, Alma Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8ND
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£255,0004 Alma Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8ND
Sold Aug 2021
£227,0002 Alma Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8ND
Sold Jul 2021
£210,000
Versus other Alma Road homes
On years held, 2 Alma Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,167
Street avg £3,386
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.5 km
Fountain Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







