2 Buttercup Drive, Stockport, SK3 8QF
About 2 Buttercup Drive
2 Buttercup Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Stockport (SK3 8QF). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 154.4% above the 2012 sale of £171,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
2 Buttercup Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 October 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (60 kWp) installed
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Planning history
2 Buttercup Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Buttercup Drive, Stockport, SK3 8QF
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Double storey side and single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/072059
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Sales history & valuation
2 Buttercup Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 14 years.
£171,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2012Most recent
£171,000
+146.0%over 14 years7 November 1997
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK3 8QF: £206,800 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in SK3 8QF
Versus other Buttercup Drive homes
On price per m², 2 Buttercup Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,132
Street avg £2,985
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Garners Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Adswood Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







