Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Columbine Cottage, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Columbine Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Columbine Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 114.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 4 EPCs). Sold February 2022 for £690,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 September 2031
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Columbine Cottage, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Columbine Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at Columbine Cottage, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
4decisions2extensions16documents
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/07745/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2021Decision
- ExtensionMar 2011Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Columbine Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£690,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 February 2022Most recent
£690,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8LA: £405,000 (2006–2002).
Nearby sales in HP10 8LA
2 The Bank House, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
Sold Dec 2006
£600,000Tylers Dell, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
Sold Sept 2006
£370,000Woodbine Cottage, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
Sold Jun 2005
£405,000Brambly Hedge, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
Sold Sept 2004
£665,000Nutwith Cottage, Bank Road, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8LA
Sold Sept 1997
£150,000
Versus other Bank Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Columbine Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,449
Street avg £3,958
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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.
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
0.2 km
The Pond — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Tylers Green First School. 14 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP10 8LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
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80 dB
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