The Orchard, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
About The Orchard
The Orchard is a detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 4QS). It has a recorded floor area of 307 m² (around 3305 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.
At 307 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
The Orchard has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at The Orchard, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
- Jul 2005Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of 4 bed detached dwelling with integral garage
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/06240/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2025Decision
- ConditionsJun 2011Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The Orchard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 4QS: £560,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in HP12 4QS
Westside Court, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
Sold May 2025
£962,500Chiltern View, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
Sold Jun 2021
£560,0001 Chapel Cottages, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
Sold Nov 2017
£340,000Briar Cottage, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
Sold Jun 2017
£410,000Phoenix, Booker Common, High Wycombe, HP12 4QS
Sold Dec 2016
£720,000
Versus other Booker Common homes
The Orchard outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
307 m²
Street avg 155 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Limmer Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cressex Community School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.0dB