5 New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ
About 5 New Road
5 New Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 144 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 17 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £526,000 in November 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 New Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Householder application for construction of part two storey side and part single storey rear extensions and raising of rear first floor roof
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/05017/FUL
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Householder application for construction of two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/07670/FUL
What's in 5 New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 New Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 26 years.
£526,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2021Most recent
£526,000
+9.5%over 4 years27 July 2017
£480,250
+2.2%over 1 year23 June 2016
£470,000
+56.7%over 6 years22 December 2009
£300,000
+26.3%over 6 years10 November 2003
£237,500
+220.9%over 8 years27 October 1995
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8DJ: £805,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP10 8DJ
9a, New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ
Sold Jul 2024
£675,00014 New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ
Sold Jul 2024
£880,00013 New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ
Sold Dec 2021
£805,00010 New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ
Sold Mar 2021
£940,0009 New Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8DJ
Sold Jan 2021
£552,500
Everything we know about 5 New Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other New Road homes
On years held, 5 New Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,653
Street avg £4,623
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Potters Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Tylers Green First School. 14 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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB