# 73 LIGHTWOOD ROAD, BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE, SK17 7AT

## Property details

- Slug: `6a71c22` (address key hash: `6a71c22804a45802f22717140feca76ab20bd9cb`)
- Postcode: SK17 7AT
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 88 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £147,500 Jun 2004
- Price per m²: £1,676/m²
- Local average: £433,456 (23 sales)
- Street crime: 167 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £147,500
- Date: 2004-06-04
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 01/07/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £1,004/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,100

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8941-7423-6330-3542-3906)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2004-06-04 | £147,500 | Detached | +47.5% | £305,969 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9bf82e68-01b4-4d13-a6c4-c101a5851b3a) |
| Sold | 2003-09-12 | £100,000 | Detached | — | £226,013 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c908777e-b74e-4782-a6b9-befeb93e3a10) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 73 LIGHTWOOD ROAD, BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE, SK17 7AT | £147,500 | 04/06/2004 | Detached |
| 73 LIGHTWOOD ROAD, BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE, SK17 7AT | £100,000 | 12/09/2003 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 NUNSFIELD ROAD, BUXTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE, SK17 7BN | £347,000 | 01/03/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £347,000 (1 sale)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Hogshaw Drive, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9558115) | £465,000 | 5 | Detached | 0.24 mi |
| [Fairfield Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6972860) | £550,000 | 4 | Detached | 0.28 mi |
| [Lightwood Road, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2133d98) | £525,000 | 4 | Detached | 0.29 mi |
| [Woodside, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c3bcc4f) | £429,995 | 3 | Detached | 0.45 mi |
| [Tongue Lane, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9b357e4) | £525,000 | 4 | Detached | 0.52 mi |
| [Town End, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6bfe966) | £500,000 | 4 | Detached | 0.60 mi |
| [Manchester Road, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/5dc175b) | £800,000 | 19 | Detached | 0.69 mi |
| [Carlisle Grove, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/563b3d1) | £499,995 | 4 | Detached | 0.75 mi |
| [Macclesfield Road, Buxton, SK17](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0c9ddb1) | £950,000 | — | Detached | 0.88 mi |
| [Errwood Avenue, Burbage, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9BD](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/84f3c4d) | £500,000 | 4 | Detached | 0.98 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 9.4%
- **10y growth:** 27.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for High Peak; Detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 57.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (High Peak). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £843/mo
- **Realistic:** £937/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,031/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Peaks & Dales (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Clough Street, Buxton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c36e588) | £850/mo | 2 | 13.02 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.58% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £159/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 75 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **167** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 7 Feb 2023 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Feb 2023 |
| Buxton and Leek College | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Buxton Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 30 Jan 2024 |
| Fairfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 14 Nov 2018 |