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 £425,000 sits 148.5% 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
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.
£425,000
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.
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







