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Penbury Woods, Witheridge Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8PG

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
6
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Penbury Woods

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

Penbury Woods is a six-bedroom detached house in Penn, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2017. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £2,979,000 is 23.6% below the 2020 sale of £3,900,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. An active application for partial demolition is awaiting a decision. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (315 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £3,900,000 in April 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms6
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2017from Oct 2017
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Penbury Woods, Witheridge Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Mar 2023
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of detached dwelling house with associated landscaping and formation of new access, involving closing existing access (amendment to planning approval PL/21/2759/FA).

    Agent
    R Clarke Planning Ltd
    Documents
    59 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/23/0801/FA
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2022
    New BuildFull
    In report

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of detached dwelling house with associated landscaping

    Agent
    R Clarke Planning Ltd
    Documents
    45 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/22/0263/FA
    View planning record

What's in Penbury Woods, Witheridge Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8PG's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£2,979,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£3,900,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 April 2020Most recent

    £3,900,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in HP10 8PG: £976,250 (2014–2002).

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On the street

Versus other Witheridge Lane homes

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

Penbury Woods is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 70 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 543 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 11.7 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Strongly below
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.

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

1.2 km

Alfriston School — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Tylers Green First School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP10 8PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP10 8PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP10 8PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Penbury Woods, Witheridge Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, HP10 8PG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.