Pidgeon Tower Cottage, Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU
About Pidgeon Tower Cottage
Pidgeon Tower Cottage is a detached house in Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, an annexe and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £978,000 is 31.7% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Pidgeon Tower Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Aug 2016ConditionsIn report
Application for the approval of details subject to conditions 2 (materials) and 3 (surfacing materials) of planning approval 15/07729/LBC
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PI16/01003/ADRC
- Aug 2016ConditionsIn report
Application for the approval of details subject to conditions 2 (materials) and 3 (surfacing materials) of planning approval 15/07728/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PI16/01002/ADRC
What's in Pidgeon Tower Cottage, Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU's planning history?
8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Pidgeon Tower Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£978,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 8 years.
£742,500
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2016Most recent
£742,500
+22.7%over 8 years8 November 2007
£605,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 9JU: £650,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in HP10 9JU
16 Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU
Sold Nov 2024
£605,0004 Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU
Sold Dec 2022
£650,0005 Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU
Sold Aug 2017
£718,50020 Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU
Sold Mar 2017
£465,00018 Green Dragon Lane, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9JU
Sold Jan 2017
£870,000
Everything we know about Pidgeon Tower Cottage, in one report
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Versus other Green Dragon Lane homes
Pidgeon Tower Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,694
Street avg £3,942
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.0 km
Green Dragon Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Juniper Hill School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB