Buxton Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Review

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The Buxton property market recorded 1,583 residential sales in the 12 months to 30 June 2026, with a median sale price of £259,400. This places Buxton £39k above the Derbyshire county median of £220,000, and £26k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Buxton have been broadly stable, a year-on-year change of 0%. Within Derbyshire, Buxton ranks 2nd by price out of 7 principal towns, and 5th by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Buxton median prices moved from £260,000 in Q1 2025 to £255,000 in Q2 2026, a change of -1.9% over 5 quarters.

High Peak, the local planning authority covering Buxton, approved 7 residential planning applications and refused 3 in Q3 2026 (1 July to 30 September 2026), with 37 still awaiting a decision. Too few decisions were captured in the period to state a reliable approval rate. Planning figures come from local planning authority records compiled by Landstack, retrieved on 3 October 2026. Councils and Landstack can take several days to publish decisions, so decisions made in the final days of Q3 2026 may not all be included yet.

Schemes approved in Q3 2026, together with those still awaiting a decision, propose around 428 homes, an estimated £107.5m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Property prices in Buxton vary significantly by type. The table below compares Buxton prices with Derbyshire county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Buxton command £430,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £159,000. The £271k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 43 new-build sales in Buxton for the past 12 months, 2.7% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

On those registered sales, new builds in Buxton sold at a premium of 52.9% to existing stock.

Across the wider Derbyshire market, 469 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Derbyshire property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Buxton, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £200,000 to £357,500 illustrates the breadth of the Buxton market.

For developers considering Buxton, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £259,400 and detached homes at £430,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Buxton with a GDV of £430,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £279,500 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

While prices have remained flat year-on-year, experienced developers can still generate strong returns in Buxton by targeting well-located sites with clear demand drivers.

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To put Buxton's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Derbyshire:

For the full Derbyshire town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Derbyshire property market report.