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

Property type
Mid terrace
Floor ground floor
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
36 m²
388 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Castle House

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

8 Castle House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP11 2FP). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft). At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in 8 Castle House, where floor areas span 31–44 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (69 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 36 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 39 EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £177,500.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle House, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2FP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.
Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£177,500

Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 July 2024Most recent

    £177,500

    -1.4%over 5 years

  2. 20 December 2018

    £180,000

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

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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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.

On floor area, 8 Castle House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,931

Street avg £4,944

On par

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 43 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

On par

Years Held

2 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£185k

1 Alexandra Park, Queen Alexandra Road

HP11 2HJ

1 bed1 bath
£226k

1 Loakes Court, Rutland Street

HP11 2LE

1 bed
£230k

1 Hayden House, Baker Street

HP11 2RW

2 bed1 bath
£246k

1 Ruskin Court, Oakridge Road

HP11 2FG

2 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Loakes House, Rutland Street

HP11 2LL

2 bed1 bath
£495k

1 River Court, Oakridge Road

HP11 2FN

2 bed
£205k

1 Castle House, Desborough Road

HP11 2FP

£177k

1 Pendrill House, Oakridge Road

HP11 2NJ

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.
Full High Wycombe report

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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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 HP11 2FP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP11 2FP

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Castle House, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2FP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.