45 Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
About 45 Desborough Park Road
45 Desborough Park Road is a semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 55.8% above the 2006 sale of £209,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 60.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
45 Desborough Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 45 Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
- Mar 2015FullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing outbuildings to both properties and construction of detached single storey outbuildings
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/05251/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 45 Desborough Park Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.1% per year over 10 years.
£209,950
Growth on file: 17.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2006Most recent
£209,950
+399.9%over 10 years2 July 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 3BG: £185,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP12 3BG
Chelsea Court, Flat 2, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
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£185,000Chelsea Court, Flat 11, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
Sold Jul 2023
£165,000Chelsea Court, Flat 7, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
Sold Jul 2022
£195,000Chelsea Court, Flat 5, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
Sold Jun 2022
£185,000Chelsea Court, Flat 8, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BG
Sold Oct 2021
£185,000
Versus other Desborough Park Road homes
EPC Rating for 45 Desborough Park Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Half Moon PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oakridge School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







