1 Aspenshaw Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Birch Vale, High Peak, High Peak (SK22 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Aspenshaw Cottage, Aspenshaw, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AU. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 1 Aspenshaw Cottage, Aspenshaw, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AU
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1 Aspenshaw Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Habitable Rooms for 1 Aspenshaw Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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
0.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.3dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 3 sales in SK22 1AU: £450,000 (2012–2003).
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Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
SK22 1BX
Church End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation). 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB