88 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
About 88 Chapel Lane
88 Chapel Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 58 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £540,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
88 Chapel Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 88 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
- Jun 2011AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for single storey side extension to garage and conversion to accommodation ancillary to the dwelling with extension to adjacent parking area & new access stairway
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/05781/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2022Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2017Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
Unlock 88 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 88 Chapel Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 24 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2023Most recent
£540,000
+116.0%over 13 years15 March 2010
£250,000
-5.7%over 3 years31 July 2006
£265,000
+34.5%over 4 years27 June 2002
£197,000
+16.6%over 2 years12 November 1999
£169,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 4BS: £290,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in HP12 4BS
92 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
Sold Oct 2025
£392,50076 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
Sold Dec 2024
£272,000Flat 2, 99 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
Sold Apr 2024
£175,00066 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
Sold Mar 2024
£290,00084 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BS
Sold Jan 2024
£425,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 88 Chapel Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,779
Street avg £3,301
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Chapel Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Millbrook Combined School. 15 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







