Buxton Town Hall, Market Place, Buxton, SK17
- Land size
- 0.98 acres
Key Features
- Freehold disposal of Buxton Town Hall
- Redevelopment opportunity suitable for various uses
- Prominent position within Buxton Town Centre
- 29,687 sq ft GIA
- 0.981 acres
Description
High Peak Borough Council is looking to appoint a preferred purchaser that will ensure the asset has a sustainable future use and act custodian of this key town centre historic building. The site is for sale via informal tender. Offers are invited to acquire the freehold interest with vacant possession. Where a conditional bid is proposed, any conditions of offer must be clearly stated.
Buxton is a thermal spa town which is nestled in the centre of the beautiful Peak District and surrounded by the UK's oldest National Park. The Property is situated off Market Place within Buxton Town Centre. Buxton Town Hall overlooks The Slopes and occupies a prime location within the Town Centre. The surrounding area is predominantly town centre uses including residential.r
Freehold disposal of Buxton Town Hall
Redevelopment opportunity suitable for various uses
Prominent position within Buxton Town Centre
29,687 sq ft GIA
0.981 acres
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-24
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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- Listed Property
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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
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- 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
330 Mbps
Ultrafast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming
- Video calls
- Home working
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; 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
- Buxton Infant School202 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Type
- Academy converter
- Buxton Junior School699 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy718 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 252
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Fairfield Infant and Nursery School0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 165
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy608 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 407
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Buxton Community School861 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 954
- Type
- Academy converter
- Chapel-en-le-Frith High School4.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 941
- Type
- Community school
- New Mills School8.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 692
- Type
- Community school
- Tytherington School8.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,421
- Type
- Academy converter
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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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Lambert Smith Hampton, Manchester
6th Floor, 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3HF
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