20 Lower Wood, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY
About 20 Lower Wood
20 Lower Wood is an end-of-terrace house in Cressbrook, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8SY). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 91 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Energy performance
20 Lower Wood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Lower Wood has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
20 Lower Wood has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 8SY: £280,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SK17 8SY
13 Rock Cottages, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY
Sold Mar 2025
£235,0006 Dale Terrace, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY
Sold Aug 2024
£280,0001 The Barns, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY
Sold Apr 2024
£385,00021 Lower Wood, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY
Sold Oct 2023
£270,000Rock House, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY
Sold Oct 2023
£500,000
Versus other Lower Wood homes
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 12.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Phone Box — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Litton CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB