Highlands, School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
About Highlands
Highlands is a two-bedroom detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 58 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 is 24.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Highlands has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Highlands, School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
- Jun 2017Garage ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed insertion of window to front in connection with conversion of an attached garage into habitable space
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/05803/CLP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2021Decision
- ExtensionMar 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Highlands valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 2015Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5TR: £425,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in HP13 5TR
42 School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
Sold Mar 2025
£480,00027 School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
Sold Nov 2024
£450,00011 School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
Sold Jun 2024
£425,00020 School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
Sold May 2024
£400,00039 School Close, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TR
Sold May 2023
£340,000
Versus other School Close homes
Highlands is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,314
Street avg £4,080
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Downley School. 11 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB






