What kind of home is 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY sell for?

24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY last sold for £235,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £74,500 in May 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

Across 4 sales between May 1995 and April 2022, 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY rose from £74,500 to £235,000, a change of £160,500. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

The current EPC rating for 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in March 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SK17 8SY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY use?

The latest EPC at 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY records lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY in?

24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY sits in Cressbrook, Buxton, Buxton. It falls within the SK17 postcode district in Derbyshire.

What is crime like near 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

Police records around 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

The closest primary school to 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY is Litton CofE Primary School (2.4km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY?

The closest bus stop to 24 Lower Wood, SK17 8SY is Phone Box, 224m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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24 Lower Wood, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 24 Lower Wood

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

24 Lower Wood is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cressbrook, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 8SY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 20.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £235,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3

Before you decide

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Lower Wood, Cressbrook, Buxton, SK17 8SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Lower Wood has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 Lower Wood

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£283,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£235,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

10 April 2022Most recent
£235,000
+10.3%over 8 years
28 March 2014
£213,000
+3.9%over 7 years
15 January 2007
£205,000
+175.2%over 11 years
11 May 1995
£74,500

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

Nearby sales in SK17 8SY

On the street

Versus other Lower Wood homes

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

On floor area, 24 Lower Wood runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,092

Street avg £2,669

Above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 12.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 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

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70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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