Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Moorland Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5YL). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
High performance glazing installed
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2 Moorland Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Moorland Cottages, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YL
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of single storey rear extension
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 11 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 11 years.
25 November 2021Most recent
£540,000
+83.7%over 11 years19 August 2010
£294,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5YL: £730,000 (2025–2020).
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On floor area, 2 Moorland Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,506
Street avg £6,170
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.5 km
Commonside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Downley School. 10 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB