Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AX
1 planning record
Estimated value
£510,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£328,000)+55%
- Against HP13 5AX's recent median (£375,000)+36%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£510,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£328,000)+55%
- Against HP13 5AX's recent median (£375,000)+36%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Tower Street is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HP13 5AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
125 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in HP13 5AX
5 sales, median £375,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£328,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5AX: £375,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in HP13 5AX
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Tower Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Tower Street is a semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP13 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 55.5% above the 2022 sale of £328,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2022 for £328,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 August 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Aug 2023from Apr 2022
EPC improved fromE46toC72
Hot Water
AverageGood
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Walls
Very PoorGood
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
60%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 5 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AX
1decisions1extensions9documents11nearby
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for construction of single storey front porch extension and single storey ground floor rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/06863/FUL
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Versus other Tower Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Tower Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,624
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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
223/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chadwick Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. 20 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeSecondary438m
- Highworth Combined School and NurseryPrimary648m
- Hazlemere Church of England Combined SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Kings Wood School and NurseryPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- Chadwick StreetBus stop91m
- CrossroadsBus stop186m
- Kingshill RoadBus stop204m
- Windsor DriveBus stop312m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,380 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour443 reports13%
- Other Theft275 reports8%
- Criminal Damage & Arson257 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP13 5AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Tower Street is modelled from its 125 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HP13 5AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Tower Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Tower Street was lodged in August 2023 at band C and is valid until August 2033. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Tower Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP13 5AX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Tower Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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