241 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
About 241 Desborough Avenue
241 Desborough Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 2TW). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 129 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. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 98.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £563,000 in January 2021. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
241 Desborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jun 2013ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed non material amendment to permission for construction of single storey rear/side extension and excavation works to rear to form larger patio granted under 11/05839/FUL (alternative scheme to those permitted under 11/05008/FUL & 10/06728/FUL)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/05864/MINAMD
- Jul 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for construction of single storey rear/side extension and excavation works to rear to form larger patio (alternative scheme to those permitted under 11/05008/FUL & 10/06728/FUL)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/05839/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 241 Desborough Avenue
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
241 Desborough Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 15 years.
£563,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£563,000
+82.2%over 12 years3 November 2008
£309,000
+18.8%over 3 years25 August 2005
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP11 2TW: £405,000 (2024–2020).
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
£260,000221 Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2TW
Sold Nov 2020
£582,000
Everything we know about 241 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
On years held, 241 Desborough Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,364
Street avg £2,898
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 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