What kind of home is Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH?

Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH last change hands?

Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH last sold for £280,000 in August 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH have?

The current EPC rating for Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in June 2025. It has improved from a F recorded in January 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH?

Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SK17 9SH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH use?

The latest EPC at Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH?

Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in November 2016 under ref. NP/DDD/0916/0960. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH in?

Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH sits in Chelmorton, Buxton, Buxton. It falls within the SK17 postcode district in Derbyshire.

Is Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH in a safe area?

Police records around Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH 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.

What schools are near Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH?

The closest primary school to Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH is Taddington and Priestcliffe School (3.0km).

What transport links are near Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH?

The closest bus stop to Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, SK17 9SH is Post Office, 57m away. In total there are 19 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, Chelmorton, Buxton, SK17 9SH

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Lower Acre Farm

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

Lower Acre Farm is a three-bedroom detached house in Chelmorton, Buxton, Buxton (SK17 9SH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 32 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 47.1% above the 2016 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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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.

Lower Acre Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2025

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2025from Jan 2013

EPC improved fromF33toE53

Hot Water

PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls

Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Acre Farm, Main Street, Chelmorton, Buxton, SK17 9SH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lower Acre Farm has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Nov 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of existing single storey outbuilding to the rear of the property to extend kitchen.
Agent
Heathcote Design and Development
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
NP/DDD/0916/0960
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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.

Lower Acre Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£412,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£280,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 August 2016Most recent
£280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK17 9SH: £386,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in SK17 9SH

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Lower Acre Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,642

Street avg £3,136

Strongly below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

3.0 km

Taddington and Priestcliffe School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK17 9SH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SK17 9SH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

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