West Close Cottage, New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT
About West Close Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
West Close Cottage is a detached house in Birch Vale, High Peak, High Peak (SK22 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 967 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced High Peak HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 37.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
West Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against West Close Cottage, New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against West Close Cottage, New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for West Close Cottage, New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT
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.
West Close Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2011)
£275,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of West Close Cottage, New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other New Mills Road homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
West Close Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,061
Street avg £2,689
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK22 1BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about West Close Cottage, New Mills Road, Birch Vale, High Peak, SK22 1BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
