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Byfield, School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR

4 planning records

Estimated value

£508,000

  • Since the 2009 sale (£285,000)+78%
  • Against HP13 5TR's recent median (£425,000)+20%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1062 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£508,000

  • Against its 2009 sale (£285,000)+78%
  • Against HP13 5TR's recent median (£425,000)+20%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Byfield is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP13 5TR. 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

    99 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009

  • Recent sales in HP13 5TR

    5 sales, median £425,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 November 2009Most recent

    £285,000

    +128.0%over 12 years

  2. 30 July 1997

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5TR: £425,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Byfield, School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR. 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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Overview

About Byfield

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

Byfield is a detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1062 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 99 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 59 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 78.2% above the 2009 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

Byfield sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2019

Current Certificate
Jun 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 June 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Byfield, School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

4 applications on record at Byfield, School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR

4decisions3extensions30documents11nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Sept 2001
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of 1 x 2-bed detached two storey dwelling

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    01/06769/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ConservatoryDecision

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 11 notable nearby
  • The 30 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other School Close homes

Four headline reads against 49 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Byfield lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,890

Street avg £4,118

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.
Full High Wycombe report

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

0.2 km

Memorial Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Downley School. 11 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • The Downley SchoolPrimary400m
  • The Disraeli SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Millbrook Combined SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Oakridge SchoolPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

  • Memorial HallBus stop172m
  • Taylors TurnBus stop231m
  • CommonsideBus stop244m
  • Littleworth RoadBus stop266m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,380 reports41%
  • Anti-social Behaviour443 reports13%
  • Other Theft275 reports8%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson257 reports8%

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 5TR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP13 5TR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP13 5TR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Byfield is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP13 5TR. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Byfield. 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 Byfield was lodged in June 2009 at band E and expired in June 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Byfield. 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 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP13 5TR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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