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14 Rock Cottages, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
130 m²
1395 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 Rock Cottages

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

14 Rock Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cressbrook, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8SY). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1395 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

10 years since the last transfer (January 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 16.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 14 Rock Cottages

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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.

14 Rock Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Rock Cottages, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 - Sycamore - crown lift and remove overextending limb away from the house T2+3 - Sycamores - pollard to 12ft stems due to die back T4 - Sycamore - dismantle due to limb failure G5 - Elm - cut to ground group of ivy covered elms T6 - Sycamore - crown lift, remove/prune back overextending branches growing towards the house 20% thin and deadwood T7 - - crown lift, deadwood and crown thin by 20%

    Agent
    Hope Valley Tree Care Ltd
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    NP/TCA/0422/0519
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14 Rock Cottages

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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.

Price for 14 Rock Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£419,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£360,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 January 2016Most recent

    £360,000

    +9.1%over 3 years

  2. 3 February 2012

    £330,000

    +13.8%over 7 years

  3. 18 May 2004

    £290,000

    +291.9%over 9 years

  4. 17 February 1995

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 8SY: £280,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Rock Cottages outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,779

Street avg £2,689

Below

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 12.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 14 Rock Cottages

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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£249k

1 Bridgefield Court, Station Road, Dove Holes

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3 bed2 bath
£257k

1 Brockley Lane, Tideswell

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2 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Brightmore Terrace, Terrace Road, Tideswell

SK17 8LZ

2 bed1 bath
£242k

1 Buxton Road, Dove Holes

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2 bed
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

Phone Box — bus stop.

Closest school

2.4 km

Litton CofE 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 8SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 8SY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 8SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

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

Common questions

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