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171 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 5AE

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
50 m²
541 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 171 Amersham Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

171 Amersham Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP13 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 541 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 10.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 135% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

171 Amersham Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 171 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 5AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

171 Amersham Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

171 Amersham Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£364,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£329,995

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 October 2017Most recent

    £329,995

    +65.0%over 6 years
  2. 29 September 2011

    £200,000

    +81.8%over 11 years
  3. 19 April 2000

    £110,000

    +48.6%over 2 years
  4. 8 May 1997

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5AE: £427,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Amersham Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

171 Amersham Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,564

Street avg £4,041

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 171 Amersham Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the High Wycombe district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Crossroads — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Highworth Combined School and Nursery. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP13 5AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP13 5AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP13 5AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 171 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, HP13 5AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.