What kind of home is 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN?

4 Birchway, HP10 8BN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN last change hands?

4 Birchway, HP10 8BN last sold for £372,750 in January 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £53,190 in January 1999, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 1999 and January 2019, 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN rose from £53,190 to £372,750, a change of £319,560. That works out to roughly +10.2% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN?

The current EPC rating for 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN?

4 Birchway, HP10 8BN has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP10 8BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN use?

The latest EPC at 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN had any planning applications?

4 Birchway, HP10 8BN has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey rear extension granted in December 2022 under ref. 22/07641/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN?

4 Birchway, HP10 8BN is in council tax band D.

Which area is 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN in?

4 Birchway, HP10 8BN sits in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe. It falls within the HP10 postcode district in Buckinghamshire.

Is 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN in a safe area?

Police records around 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (233% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN?

The closest primary school to 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN is Manor Farm Community Infant School (220m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir William Ramsay School (739m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN?

The closest bus stop to 4 Birchway, HP10 8BN is Rose Avenue Shops, 289m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Birchway, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BN

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Birchway

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Birchway is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 23.4% above the 2019 sale price. Sold January 2019 for £372,750.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Birchway sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Birchway, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 4 Birchway.

Dec 2022
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Householder application for erection of part two storey/part single storey rear extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
22/07641/FUL
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What's in 4 Birchway, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BN's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4 Birchway has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£372,750

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

11 January 2019Most recent
£372,750
+600.8%over 19 years
18 January 1999
£53,190

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8BN: £495,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in HP10 8BN

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On the street

Versus other Birchway homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Birchway is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,177

Street avg £5,106

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full High Wycombe report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

3/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Rose Avenue Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Manor Farm Community Infant School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP10 8BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP10 8BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

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