Sundown Close New Mills, High Peak
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (SK22), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17301083.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £364,600 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 5).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in High Peak costs £2,385 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is New Mills Central, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, High Lea Park, is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 215 to 220 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Arden House Medical Practice, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £364,600 | £364,600 | £364,600 |
| 2021 | 1 | £232,500 | £232,500 | £232,500 |
| 2019 | 2 | £231,750 | £215,000 | £248,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £231,500 | £230,000 | £233,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £155,250 | £155,250 | £155,250 |
| 2004 | 2 | £179,750 | £162,000 | £197,500 |
| 2002 | 2 | £113,500 | £105,000 | £122,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £75,500 | £74,000 | £77,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £45,750 | £20,000 | £71,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £16,000 | £16,000 | £16,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2024 | 12 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £364,600 | |
| 8 Jan 2021 | 5 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £232,500 | |
| 18 Oct 2019 | 8 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 14 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £248,500 | |
| 21 Sep 2018 | 7 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 12 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £233,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 14 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £155,250 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | 1 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 5 Mar 2004 | 12 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 15 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £122,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | 7 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 17 Sep 1998 | 7 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £74,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | 5 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | 4 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £71,500 | |
| 21 May 1997 | 8 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £20,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1995 | 4 SK22 3DH | Semi-detached | £16,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in High Peak in 2026-27: Band D £2,385 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,590 | £1,855 | £2,120 | £2,385 | £2,915 | £3,445 | £3,974 | £4,769 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (47% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Market Street Depot, Buxton: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Woodside Street, New Mills: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 215 m and 220 m above sea level (217 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK22 3DH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SK22 3DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Mills Central 162,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| New Mills Newtown 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Strines 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alsfeld Way New Mills | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station New Mills | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Union Road Cycle Parking | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Sainsburys High Lane Smart Charge | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arden House Medical Practice | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest New Mills Dental Practice | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Stepping Hill Hospital | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | New Mills Police Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Disley, Disley Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Lea Park 4.3 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Mills Orchard 9,500 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 8.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Torr Vale Mill, attached weir, sluice gates, watercourse walls, headrace arches, retaining walls and steps, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Torr Vale Mill, attached weir, sluice gates, watercourse walls, headrace arches, retaining walls and steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mousley Bottom | Valley | 590 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Knathole Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Ladyshawe Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Pottershey Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Broadhey Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for High Peak: see them on the High Peak page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Mills Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Mills Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Mills School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St George's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hague Bar Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Disley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Matters New Mills CIC SK22 3BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 7 Oct 2024 |
| New Mills Helping Hands SK22 3BZ | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hillside View (3); On or near Combs Close (2); On or near Well Street (2); On or near Eaves Knoll Road (2); On or near High Lea Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Greenfield Close · Combs Close · Knightwake Road · Stoneyland Drive · Lea Street · Woodlands Road · Alsfeld Way · High Lea Road · Well Street · Hillside View · Larkhill Terrace · Knoll Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.