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26 Clifton Drive, Buxton, SK17 9LY

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Clifton Drive

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

26 Clifton Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Buxton (SK17 9LY). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in January 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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Clifton Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Clifton Drive, Buxton, SK17 9LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Clifton Drive 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 26 Clifton Drive

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.

Latest sale on 26 Clifton Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£411,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£380,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 January 2022Most recent

    £380,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 9LY: £215,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Clifton Drive homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Clifton Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,193

Street avg £2,116

Strongly above

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Clifton Drive

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£576k

1 Compton Road

SK17 9DN

5 bed1 bath
£647k

1 Burbage Way

SK17 9GB

5 bed2 bath
£386k

1 Clifton Drive

SK17 9LY

4 bed3 bath
£493k

1 Compton Grove

SK17 9DW

4 bed2 bath
£343k

1 Central Drive

SK17 9RW

3 bed2 bath
£260k

1 Amberley Drive

SK17 9PF

3 bed
£248k

1 Beech View Drive

SK17 9NS

3 bed
£247k

1 Brandside Avenue

SK17 9GW

3 bed2 bath
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

0.1 km

Hastings Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Harpur Hill Primary 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 9LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK17 9LY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 9LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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 26 Clifton Drive, Buxton, SK17 9LY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.