18 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ
About 18 Ashley Drive
18 Ashley Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 is 15.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £770,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2015ConditionsIn report
Application for the approval of details subject to condition 5 (landscaping) of planning approval 15/07452/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PI15/02087/ADRC
- Oct 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Householder application for construction of part single, part two storey rear extension, two storey side extension, single storey front extension, loft conversion including x 1 new dormer window to rear and widening of access including widening of dropped kerb
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/07452/FUL
What's in 18 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 Ashley Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.
£770,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2022Most recent
£770,000
+83.3%over 7 years1 April 2015
£420,000
+282.0%over 18 years19 August 1996
£109,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8BQ: £520,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP10 8BQ
17 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ
Sold Nov 2024
£520,00020 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ
Sold Apr 2024
£520,00022 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ
Sold Jun 2021
£466,00037 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ
Sold Apr 2021
£650,00039 Ashley Drive, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8BQ
Sold Feb 2021
£550,000
Everything we know about 18 Ashley Drive, in one report
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Versus other Ashley Drive homes
EPC Rating for 18 Ashley Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,468
Street avg £4,113
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Rose Avenue Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Manor Farm Community Infant School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB