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7 Old Forge Road, Loudwater, High Wycombe, HP10 9TP

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Old Forge Road

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

7 Old Forge Road is a detached house in Loudwater, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP10 9TP). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 sits 274.1% above the 1998 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 58.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Old Forge Road, Loudwater, High Wycombe, HP10 9TP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Old Forge Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    Householder application for demolition of existing garage and construction of part two storey side, part single storey rear extension with balcony over.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    15/08243/FUL
    View planning record
  2. May 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    07/05598/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 7 Old Forge Road, Loudwater, High Wycombe, HP10 9TP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

7 Old Forge Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£520,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.1% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£139,000

Growth on file: 26.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 1998Most recent

    £139,000

    +90.4%over 2 years
  2. 17 November 1995

    £73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP10 9TP: £447,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Old Forge Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Old Forge Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,121

Street avg £4,235

Strongly below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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

0.2 km

The Papermill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Loudwater Combined School. 10 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 9TP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP10 9TP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP10 9TP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.8dB

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

Common questions

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