Moorland Cottage, Moorland Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BS
About Moorland Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Moorland Cottage is a detached house in Birch Vale, High Peak, High Peak (SK22 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced High Peak HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 98.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold December 2021 for £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Moorland Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Moorland Cottage, Moorland Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Moorland Cottage, Moorland Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BS. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Moorland Cottage, Moorland Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BS
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£725,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Moorland Cottage, Moorland Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BS
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Moorland Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Moorland Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the High Peak district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK22 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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