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1 The Towers, College Road, Buxton, SK17 9DZ

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 The Towers

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

1 The Towers is a semi-detached house in Buxton (SK17 9DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band E. At 110 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (110–277 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 66). The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. 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 £344,000 sits 194% above the 1995 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm.

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Everything you need to know about 1 The Towers

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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.

1 The Towers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Towers, College Road, Buxton, SK17 9DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Towers has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 The Towers

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.

1 The Towers has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1995)

£117,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 October 1995Most recent

    £117,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 9DZ: £340,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other College Road homes

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

On years held, 1 The Towers stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,064

Street avg £2,721

Strongly below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

31 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 The Towers

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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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

0.0 km

School College Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Buxton Community School. 9 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 9DZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 9DZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 9DZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

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 1 The Towers, College Road, Buxton, SK17 9DZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.