Downwood, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL
About Downwood
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 £1,125,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 38.2% 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Downwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Downwood has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Downwood has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£1,125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.
£985,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2021Most recent
£985,000
+28.8%over 13 years4 January 2008
£765,000
+139.1%over 10 years19 October 1997
£320,000
+30.6%over 1 year24 November 1995
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8JL: £936,800 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in HP10 8JL
1 Copse Hill Cottages, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL
Sold Aug 2024
£936,800Penn Fell, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL
Sold Feb 2024
£585,000Tanglewood, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL
Sold Nov 2023
£745,000Greenwood House, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL
Sold Jan 2018
£1,285,000Woody Bay, Kingswood Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8JL
Sold Jul 2014
£890,000
Everything we know about Downwood, in one report
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Versus other Kingswood Road homes
Downwood is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,694
Street avg £4,753
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.7 km
Woodside Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Manor Farm Community Infant School. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB