18 Cowdale Cottages, Cowdale, Buxton, SK17 9SE

18 Cowdale Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cowdale, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 280.2% above the 2001 sale of £86,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.