173, Lightwood Road
173, Lightwood Road
Description & Estimates
173, Lightwood Road, Buxton is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,763 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 650 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton is £476,244 and its rental estimate is £1,485 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lightwood Road, Buxton, SK17 falls within the SK17 postal district, in the borough of High Peak.
Our Data Sources
173, Lightwood Road, Buxton has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2011 and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton, we estimate a market value of £500,056 and a rental value of £1,559 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £442,907 and £1,381 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton has seen its estimated sale value rise by £2,597 (0.5%) and its estimated rental value move up by £52 per month (3.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton as measuring 650 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 23 of the 27 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
173, Lightwood Road, Buxton has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 19 Apr 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton completed on 28th October 2011 at £322,250 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 46.6% over the period since October 2011.
- Sold Oct 2011£322,250
- Sold Jan 2000£123,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton have sold within a radius of 940 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 22nd July 2025, was 65, Corbar Road, Buxton, SK17 6RJ, a freehold house which sold for £472,000.
Read more about house prices in SK17.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 145 addresses on Lightwood Road, Buxton, SK17, 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton comes out as the 30th largest and the 34th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £186k more expensive than the average property across the SK17 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mSt Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- 1.2kmBuxton Infant School
- 1.4kmFairfield Infant and Nursery School
- 600mSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
- 1.9kmBuxton Community School
- 5.7kmChapel-en-le-Frith High School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 173, Lightwood Road, Buxton, the nearest station is Buxton, 800 metres away.
- 800mBuxton
- 4.0kmDove Holes
- 5.0kmChapel-en-le-Frith
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
