Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
156 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 156 London Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
156 London Road is a semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 66.7% above the 2015 sale of £297,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, subdivision and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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.
156 London Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 October 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2022from Sept 2010
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Low Energy Lighting
60%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 156 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
3 applications on record at 156 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
3decisions3extensions32documents9nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension; Depth extending from the original rear wall of 6 metres, a maximum height of 3 metres and an eaves height of 2.7 metres
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/05745/HPDN
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionJun 2019Decision
- Loft ConversionMay 2018Decision
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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.
156 London Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2015)
£297,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2015Most recent
£297,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 1DQ: £325,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP11 1DQ
Flat 1, 148 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
Sold Oct 2024
£225,000Flat 3, 148 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
Sold Oct 2024
£325,000Flat 4, 148 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
Sold Oct 2024
£225,000138 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
Sold Aug 2021
£390,000168 London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1DQ
Sold Jun 2021
£372,000
Versus other London Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 156 London Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,357
Street avg £2,827
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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Crime
228/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chestnut Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Beechview Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP11 1DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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