1 New Mills Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Birch Vale, High Peak, High Peak (SK22 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced High Peak HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 31.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 126 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 31 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £354,000.
1 New Mills Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
Proposed detached building to provide living accommodation for dependant relative (ancillary to existing dwelling) and domestic double garage replacing existing single garage
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 6 years.
£354,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 6 years.
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Price per m²
£2,810
Street avg £2,698
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Discharge of Condition 5 in relation to HPK/2020/0535
Full planning data for 1 New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT
6 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
23 January 2020Most recent
£354,000
+57.3%over 5 years11 April 2014
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK22 1BT: £300,000 (2025–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
SK22 1DN
Birch Hall Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hayfield Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB