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Smithy Cottage, Commercial Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8NU

Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
38 m²
409 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Smithy Cottage

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

Smithy Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Tideswell, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 129), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. 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 £173,000 sits 293.2% above the 1998 sale of £44,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 35.4% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Everything you need to know about Smithy Cottage

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Smithy Cottage, Commercial Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Smithy Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Smithy Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Latest sale on Smithy Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£173,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1998)

£44,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 1998Most recent

    £44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 8NU: £295,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Commercial Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Smithy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,158

Street avg £2,390

Strongly below

Floor Area

38 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Smithy 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£173k

1 Barleycrofts Cottages, Great Hucklow

SK17 8RG

£198k

1 Batham Gate Road, Peak Dale

SK17 8AH

2 bed1 bath
£199k

1 Chantry Court, Whitecross Road, Tideswell

SK17 8PB

£211k

1 Church Avenue, Tideswell

SK17 8LF

2 bed1 bath
£231k

1 Buxton Road, Tideswell

SK17 8PG

2 bed1 bath
£242k

1 Buxton Road, Dove Holes

SK17 8DL

2 bed
£249k

1 Bridgefield Court, Station Road, Dove Holes

SK17 8DH

3 bed2 bath
£250k

1 Brightmore Terrace, Terrace Road, Tideswell

SK17 8LZ

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Buxton report

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

0.2 km

Fountain Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 8NU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

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 Smithy Cottage, Commercial Road, Tideswell, Buxton, SK17 8NU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.