1 Loakes House, Rutland Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2LL
About 1 Loakes House
1 Loakes House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. At 162 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (66–162 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (35 versus a worst of 32). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £358,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Loakes House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Loakes House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Loakes House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 5 years.
£358,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2021Most recent
£358,000
+23.4%over 5 years16 June 2016
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 2LL: £295,000 (2025–2007).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Wycombe General Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB