According to data from HM Land Registry, Reading Room Cottage, Buxton sits on a plot of 553 m².

We have plot size data on 6 out of 11 other houses in the postcode and Reading Room Cottage, Buxton sits on the 4th largest plot.

According to HM Land Registry, Reading Room Cottage, Buxton was last sold on 29th June 2007 for £275,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.

The property has had 2 sales since 1995.

Since June 2007, the market for similar properties has risen by 56.4%.

• Sold Jun 2007£275,000
• Sold Apr 1997£57,500

According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 73 sales of properties similar to Reading Room Cottage, Buxton within a radius of 5.1 kilometres since 2012.

The most recent example is 36, Mayfield Drive, Buxton, SK17 8FT, a freehold house which sold for £325,000 on the 18th July 2025.

Read more about house prices in SK17.

• Sold Jul 2025£325,000 | 4 Bed House36, Mayfield Drive, Buxton, SK17 8FT36, Mayfield Drive, Buxton, SK17 8FT
• Sold Jun 2025£325,000 | 4 Bed House1, Mayfield Drive, Buxton, SK17 8FT1, Mayfield Drive, Buxton, SK17 8FT
• Sold Mar 2025£350,000 | 4 Bed HouseAdams Mansion, Buxton, SK17 8EDAdams Mansion, Buxton, SK17 8ED
• Sold Nov 2024£305,000 | 4 Bed House4, Kiln Close, Buxton, SK17 8FQ4, Kiln Close, Buxton, SK17 8FQ
• Sold Oct 2022£325,000 | 4 Bed House3, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP3, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP
• Sold Aug 2022£318,000 | 4 Bed House11, Horseshoe Avenue, Buxton, SK17 8DP11, Horseshoe Avenue, Buxton, SK17 8DP
• Sold May 2022£295,000 | 4 Bed House35, Walker Brow, Buxton, SK17 8DY35, Walker Brow, Buxton, SK17 8DY
• Sold Apr 2022£285,000 | 4 Bed House6, Lodes View, Buxton, SK17 8FW6, Lodes View, Buxton, SK17 8FW
• Sold Mar 2022£285,000 | 4 Bed House5, Lodes View, Buxton, SK17 8FW5, Lodes View, Buxton, SK17 8FW
• Sold Sep 2021£372,500 | 4 Bed House2, Chamber Knowle, Buxton, SK17 8EG2, Chamber Knowle, Buxton, SK17 8EG
• Sold Nov 2019£250,000 | 4 Bed House2, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP2, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP
• Sold Oct 2019£260,000 | 4 Bed HouseOakes Green, Buxton, SK17 8EHOakes Green, Buxton, SK17 8EH
• Sold Jul 2019£335,000 | 4 Bed House5, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP5, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP
• Sold May 2019£264,150 | 4 Bed House1, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP1, Limestone Court, Buxton, SK17 8FP
• Sold Jul 2016£265,000 | 4 Bed House42, Old Dam, Buxton, SK17 8EN42, Old Dam, Buxton, SK17 8EN
• Sold Oct 2014£320,000 | 4 Bed HouseRoosters Barn, Greenhead Farm, Old Dam Lane, Buxton, SK17 8GARoosters Barn, Greenhead Farm, Old Dam Lane, Buxton, SK17 8GA
• Sold Nov 2013£182,250 | 4 Bed HouseThe Old Smithy, Buxton, SK17 8EGThe Old Smithy, Buxton, SK17 8EG
• Sold Aug 2013£280,000 | 3 Bed House55, Old Dam, Buxton, SK17 8EN55, Old Dam, Buxton, SK17 8EN
• Sold Nov 2012£227,500 | 4 Bed HouseSchool House, Buxton, SK17 8EGSchool House, Buxton, SK17 8EG
• Sold Oct 2012£165,000 | 4 Bed HouseMayfield, Buxton, SK17 8EFMayfield, Buxton, SK17 8EF

Peak Forest, Buxton, SK17 has a total of 45 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Reading Room Cottage, Buxton is the 24th largest and the 27th most expensive property on the street.

When compared to the postcode district it is £62k more expensive than the average property in SK17.

• Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  100 m away
• Peak Dale Primary School

  3.8 km away
• Dove Holes CofE Primary School

  3.8 km away

• Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

  6.1 km away
• Hope Valley College

  6.8 km away
• St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

  7.6 km away

• Dove Holes

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  4.0 km away
• Chapel-en-le-Frith

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  5.8 km away
• Edale

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  6.2 km away

According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be Very Low.