Birch Close, Buxton

House prices, sold prices and local information for SK17 6FE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£282,100

5 sales

Price range

£208k – £380k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Mar 2025

SK17 6FE

At a glance

House prices£282k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkBuxton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Birch Close, Buxton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £282,100. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birch Close compared

SK17 postcode area£284,989

Buxton£284,248

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SK17 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	5	£282,100	21 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Birch Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
13, Birch Close SK17 6FE	21 Mar 2025	£310,000	Detached	Freehold
23, Birch Close SK17 6FE	28 Feb 2022	£380,000	Detached	Freehold
21, Birch Close SK17 6FE	19 Jun 2020	£255,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Birch Close SK17 6FE	22 Apr 2020	£257,500	Detached	Freehold
6, Birch Close SK17 6FE	13 Oct 2016	£208,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
6, Birch Close	£208,000 (Oct 2016) → £257,500 (Apr 2020)	+24% over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Close

Crime

140 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	64
Shoplifting	27
Anti-social behaviour	14
Public order	13
Criminal damage & arson	6
Drugs	4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Birch Close is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Wye in Derbyshire Flood alert area
River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert area
River Wye and Hogshaw Brook at Buxton Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Birch Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy 252 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 407 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.2 mi
Buxton Infant School	Primary	4–7	Good Report	0.5 mi
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School	Primary	2–7	Report	0.7 mi
Oaklands Manor School	Other independent special school	11–17	Report	0.8 mi
St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School 165 pupils	Primary Church of England	7–11	Report	0.8 mi
Buxton Junior School	Primary	7–11	Report	1.0 mi
Buxton Community School 954 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Buxton station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
Dove Holes station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
Chapel-en-le-Frith station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Lansdowne Road (NE-bound, Lansdowne Road) 1 min walk
Lansdowne Road (SW-bound, Lansdowne Road) 2 min walk
Ladycroft (Adj, Brown Edge Road) 2 min walk
St Annes School (Adj, Lightwood Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Stewart Medical Centre
15 Hartington Road, Buxton · 0.8 mi
Buxton Medical Practice
2 Temple Road, Buxton · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	78.9%	62.5%
Private rented	17.4%	20.3%
Social rented	3.7%	17.1%
Households	786

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,786

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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