Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Barn Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,042,000 is 33.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012).
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 March 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Barn Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£1,042,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 16 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 16 years.
10 May 2012Most recent
£780,000
+36.8%over 8 years8 September 2003
£570,000
+111.1%over 7 years16 May 1996
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 8LN: £660,000 (2022–2017).
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Sold Jun 2015
Habitable Rooms for Barn Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,968
Street avg £5,434
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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
0.2 km
School Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Tylers Green First School. 14 schools nearby.
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