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
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 June 2035
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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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (6 on record)
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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.
£1,091,000
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
125/mo
Falling 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