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 (90 m² across 27 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 £651,000 is 11.9% 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.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
Planning history
221 Desborough Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2013AmendmentIn report
Proposed non-material amendment to permission for construction of single storey front/side extension granted under householder planning refs: 10/06023/FUL & 13/05182/REN
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 13/06459/MINAMD
- Mar 2013ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Proposed extension of time limit to permission granted under ref: 10/06023/FUL for construction of single storey front/side extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/05182/REN
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 221 Desborough Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
221 Desborough Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£651,000
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 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP11 2TW
207 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Nov 2024
£405,000Avery Court, Flat 4, 211 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Sept 2024
£247,500233 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Dec 2022
£440,000Avery Court, Flat 1, 211 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Oct 2022
£260,000241 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Jan 2021
£563,000
Everything we know about 221 Desborough Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

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 £2,929
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
7/mo
Steady 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