Lydiate Farm is a detached house in Birch Vale, High Peak, High Peak (SK22 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Lydiate Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate of lawfulness for existing building operations to rebuild and renovate a barn
Lydiate Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£678,000
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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Lydiate Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use to refurbish the barn and construct a swimming pool to the ground floor, and accommodation to the first floor.
Full planning data for Lydiate Farm, Briargrove Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1AY
3 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK22 1AY: £700,000 (2021–2006).
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Street avg 12.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
SK22 1BP
Shiloh Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation). 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB