What kind of home is Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL last sold for £985,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £245,000 in November 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL changed over time?

Across 4 sales between November 1995 and April 2021, Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL rose from £245,000 to £985,000, a change of £740,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL have?

The current EPC rating for Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (1,862 sq ft). That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HP10 8JL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL use?

The latest EPC at Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL in?

Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL sits in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe. It falls within the HP10 postcode district in Buckinghamshire.

What is crime like near Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

Police records around Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL show an average of 59 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

The closest primary school to Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL is Manor Farm Community Infant School (746m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir William Ramsay School (755m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL?

The closest bus stop to Downwood, Kingswood Road, HP10 8JL is Woodside Road, 682m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Downwood, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

173 m²

1862 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Downwood

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

Downwood is a detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 173 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,105,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £985,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Downwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Nov 2019

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 November 2029

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Downwood, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Downwood has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for Downwood has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,105,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£985,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 April 2021Most recent
£985,000
+28.8%over 13 years
4 January 2008
£765,000
+139.1%over 10 years
19 October 1997
£320,000
+30.6%over 1 year
24 November 1995
£245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8JL: £936,800 (2026–2018).

Nearby sales in HP10 8JL

On the street

Versus other Kingswood Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Downwood is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£5,694

Street avg £4,878

On par

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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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£1.3m

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the High Wycombe district page.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

59/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 km

Woodside Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 8JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP10 8JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

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