42 St James Court, Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK17 9RE
About 42 St James Court
42 St James Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Harpur Hill, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 274.4% above the 2001 sale of £43,000. At 39 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (33 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 St James Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
42 St James Court's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 2001Most recent
£43,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SK17 9RE: £42,500 (1997–1997).
Nearby sales in SK17 9RE
Versus other St James Court homes
Floor Area for 42 St James Court lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.1 km
Parks Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Harpur Hill Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







