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£350,000

Leek Road, Buxton

Description

An exciting opportunity to acquire this well situated development with full planning permission for the construction of three detached dwellings. Planning Application No: HPK/2024/0402.
Planning permission has been granted for the erection of three new detached homes in the popular Burbage area of Buxton on the outskirts of the town. Planning is granted for a four bedroom, two bathroom detached home with garden and driveway parking. Plots 1 & 2 of the development have planning for a three bedroom, two bathroom detached property with split level accommodation over three floors, the lower ground floor having two further useful rooms and a shower room. The location of these properties will have views to the surrounding hills and will be accessed by a private driveway for the use of these three properties. All in all a very exciting opportunity to develop these beautiful homes in this highly popular residential location in the town.

Directions: - From our Buxton office bear right and then left at the Spring Gardens roundabout. Continue ahead and take the third left hand turn onto St John's Road. Proceed to the traffic lights in Burbage, continue ahead and after a short while the development site will be seen on the right hand side.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-06-22

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

2.3 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good GoodThree Good NoneVodafone Good Limited

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Burbage Primary School796 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    355
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buxton Junior School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Harpur Hill Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buxton Infant School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    252
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Buxton Community School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    954
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Chapel-en-le-Frith High School5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    941
    Type
    Community school
  • Tytherington School7.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,421
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Macclesfield Academy8.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    614
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Eagle Parade Local, Buxton1.1 miles
Morrisons Daily Buxton, Buxton1.2 miles
Tesco Buxton Esso Express, Buxton1.2 miles

GP surgery

Buxton Medical Practice0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Buxton Pharmacy0.9 miles

Hospital

Buxton Cottage Hospital1.3 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden77 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Buxton Rail Station1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Leek Road135 metres

Typical drive times

Leek16 min · 11 miles
Buxton4 min · 1.5 miles
Whaley Bridge15 min · 8.1 miles
Chapel-en-le-Frith16 min · 7.4 miles
Stoke-on-Trent (city)38 min · 23 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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