What type of property is 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW last sold for £406,000 in April 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £69,950 in January 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

Across 4 sales between January 1996 and April 2019, 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW rose from £69,950 to £406,000, a change of £336,050. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

The current EPC rating for 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HP11 2TW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW heated?

The latest EPC at 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW is in council tax band D.

Where is 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW located?

229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW sits in High Wycombe. It falls within the HP11 postcode district in Buckinghamshire.

What is crime like near 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

Police records around 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

The closest primary school to 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW is High Wycombe Church of England Combined School (613m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wycombe High School (728m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW?

The closest bus stop to 229 Desborough Avenue, HP11 2TW is The Wendover Arms PH, 92m away. The nearest bus option is High Wycombe BusStn, 866m away.

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229 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 229 Desborough Avenue

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

229 Desborough Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 2TW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £406,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 108 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 13.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2022

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 229 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

229 Desborough Avenue 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.

229 Desborough Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£459,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£406,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

7 April 2019Most recent
£406,000
+62.4%over 6 years
19 December 2012
£250,000
+41.2%over 10 years
23 January 2002
£177,000
+153.0%over 5 years
31 January 1996
£69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 2TW: £405,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in HP11 2TW

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On the street

Versus other Desborough Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 229 Desborough Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,759

Street avg £2,942

On par

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 115 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par

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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

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP11 2TW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP11 2TW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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