4 Loakes House, Rutland Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2LL
About 4 Loakes House
4 Loakes House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. 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 conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 39.3% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 45.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Loakes House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Loakes House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Loakes House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 11 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2006Most recent
£275,000
+1.9%over 4 years30 September 2002
£270,000
+92.9%over 4 years30 July 1998
£140,000
+55.6%over 3 years18 May 1995
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 2LL: £335,000 (2025–2016).
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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