221 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
About 221 Desborough Avenue
221 Desborough Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 2TW). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £667,000 is 14.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £582,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
221 Desborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 June 2030
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Planning history
221 Desborough Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
8 applications on record at 221 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
- Oct 2000Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of one room to Chiropody Clinic
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 00/07036/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentJul 2013Decision
- ExtensionMar 2013Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
221 Desborough Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 16 years.
£582,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£582,000
+431.5%over 14 years30 March 2006
£109,500
-61.6%over 1 year1 August 2004
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 2TW: £405,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in HP11 2TW
241 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Nov 2025
£670,000Avery Court, Flat 3, 211 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Jun 2025
£240,000209 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Mar 2025
£460,400207 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Nov 2024
£405,000Avery Court, Flat 4, 211 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Sept 2024
£247,500
Versus other Desborough Avenue homes
221 Desborough Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,932
Street avg £3,021
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
228/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Wendover Arms PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







