What type of property is 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP?

40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP is a mid-terrace house.

When did 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP last change hands?

40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP last sold for £192,000 in July 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £206,000 in August 2019. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP changed over time?

Across 4 sales between August 2019 and July 2025, 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP fell from £206,000 to £192,000, a change of £14,000. That works out to roughly -1.2% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP?

The current EPC rating for 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in March 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP?

40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP11 2FP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP heated?

The latest EPC at 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP located?

40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP sits in High Wycombe. It falls within the HP11 postcode district in Buckinghamshire.

How safe is the area around 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP?

Police records around 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP?

The closest primary school to 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP is High Wycombe Church of England Combined School (284m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wycombe High School (1.2km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP?

The closest bus stop to 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, HP11 2FP is Bridge Street, 159m away. The nearest bus option is High Wycombe BusStn, 167m away.

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40 Castle House, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2FP

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor top floor

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 40 Castle House

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

40 Castle House is a mid-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP11 2FP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft). At 39 m² this is the 9th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £192,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year.

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Valuation

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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.

40 Castle House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Castle House, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2FP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Castle House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

40 Castle House saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£192,000

Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

22 July 2025Most recent
£192,000
-4.0%over 5 years
14 November 2019
£200,000
-2.9%
26 September 2019
£206,000
5 August 2019
£206,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 2FP: £192,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in HP11 2FP

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On the street

Versus other Desborough Road homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

40 Castle House is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,923

Street avg £4,944

On par

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 43 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bridge Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

High Wycombe Church of England Combined School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP11 2FP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP11 2FP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

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