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Peak Forest, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17

Land size
8.88 acres
Bedrooms
8
Bathrooms
4

Description

Set within 8.875 acres of grazing land this impressive stone built farm house offers a fantastic opportunity to purchase a large family home with outbuildings, ideal for those with an Equestrian interest. Fields Farm comprises a large detached farmhouse, detached double garage block with flat above, two large storage barns, a stable block, menage, 8.875 acres of land split into 3 fields and 2 smaller paddocks. The Farmhouse it's self is a blank canvas for the buyer to personalise and utilise as best suit their own needs, comprises; reception hallway, 5 downstairs receptions, large farm house kitchen, utility room, downstairs cloaks and boiler room. There are 7 bedrooms, a further occasional bedroom/play room and three bathrooms to the first floor. Offers great potential to create a fantastic family home.

The farm is accessed via a long gravelled driveway with grassed borders incorporating a feature sunk pond, there is ample parking for several vehicles in front of the house. There is a stone flagged frontage continuing to the rear of the house. To the rear of the house there is a flagged patio area with low dry stone wall borders. The rear garden is laid to lawn with fence boundaries. There is a hard standing yard area with further space for parking. There is a menage with fence boundary and is in need of some maintenance. There is over 8 acres of grazing land with water supply and fence and wall boundaries, split between 3 fields and 2 paddocks.
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Peak Forest is a small village close to the larger towns of Buxton and Chapel-en-le-Frith. Nestled within the stunning rolling Derbyshire hills this location is ideal for those wanting a rural location within an easy distance to larger towns. Manchester City Centre is approx 50 mins away by car and Sheffield is approx 40 mins away, although rail links from nearby stations at Dove Holes, Chinley and Chapel-en-le-Frith. The area is vastly popular with visitors to the region, especially walkers and hikers with famous Kinder Scout close by starting at Edale and the town of Castleton being a short drive away.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 186 Homes with Land listings in East Midlands (5+ acres).

This Property£157,658 / acre
Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £120,950 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
56 D
67 D

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 18% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School123 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    42
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Peak Dale Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    77
    Type
    Community school
  • Dove Holes CofE Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    75
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Castleton CofE Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    21
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Chapel-en-le-Frith High School3.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    941
    Type
    Community school
  • Hope Valley College4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    518
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy4.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    407
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Buxton Community School5.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    954
    Type
    Academy converter
  • New Mills School7.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Co-op Tideswell, Tideswell3.2 miles
Morrisons Chapel en le Frith, Chapel en le Frith3.5 miles
SPAR Fickle Mermaid Service Station, Chapel en le Frith3.6 miles

GP surgery

Thornbrook Surgery3.5 miles

Pharmacy

Tideswell Pharmacy3.2 miles

Hospital

Cavendish Hospital5 miles

Green space

Playing Field17 metres

Walking trail

Pennine Bridleway149 metres

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

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Dove Holes Rail Station2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church116 metres

Typical drive times

Buxton14 min · 6.1 miles
Bakewell17 min · 11 miles
Whaley Bridge12 min · 8.6 miles
Sheffield (city)38 min · 21 miles
Chapel-en-le-Frith8 min · 4.7 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

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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