17 The Briars, High Wycombe, HP11 1ED
About 17 The Briars
17 The Briars is a detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 1ED). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 11 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 The Briars sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 The Briars has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 The Briars
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 The Briars has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£751,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 1ED: £610,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP11 1ED
Everything we know about 17 The Briars, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other The Briars homes
EPC Rating for 17 The Briars lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Cricket Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Abbey View Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB