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About Botany Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Botany Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Whaley Bridge, High Peak, High Peak (SK23 7GE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced High Peak HPI: 30.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 107.7% above the 2003 sale of £155,000. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Botany Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Botany Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.8% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2003)
£155,000
Growth on file: 30.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lower Macclesfield Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Botany Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,550
Street avg £2,431
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Goyt Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK23 7GE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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