What type of property is 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ?

3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ?

3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ last sold for £294,995 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ have?

The current EPC rating for 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ?

3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SK17 9FZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ heated?

The latest EPC at 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ located?

3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ sits in Buxton. It falls within the SK17 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Is 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ in a safe area?

Police records around 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ 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.

Which schools serve 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ?

The closest primary school to 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ is Harpur Hill Primary School (951m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Buxton Community School (2.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ?

The closest bus stop to 3 College Drive, SK17 9FZ is Solomons Court, 195m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 College Drive, Buxton, SK17 9FZ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 3 College Drive

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

3 College Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Buxton (SK17 9FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (April 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

At 107 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 21 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 14.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £294,995 in March 2022. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageIntegral

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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.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 College Drive, Buxton, SK17 9FZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 College Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£294,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 March 2022Most recent
£294,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 9FZ: £344,995 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in SK17 9FZ

On the street

Versus other College Drive homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 3 College Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,757

Street avg £2,794

On par

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 4 years

On par

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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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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

Solomons Court — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Harpur Hill Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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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 9FZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 9FZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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