What type of property is Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL last sold for £525,000 in July 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £185,000 in January 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

Across 4 sales between January 2000 and July 2019, Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL rose from £185,000 to £525,000, a change of £340,000. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL have?

The current EPC rating for Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in September 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft). That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP13 5YL. Source: EPC Register.

How is Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL heated?

The latest EPC at Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL had any planning applications?

Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in July 2001 under ref. 01/06271/FUL. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL located?

Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL sits in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe. It falls within the HP13 postcode district in Buckinghamshire.

Is Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL in a safe area?

Police records around Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL show an average of 223 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

The closest primary school to Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL is The Downley School (643m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (2.7km).

What transport links are near Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

The closest bus stop to Oak Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL is Commonside, 476m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Oak Cottage, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YL

4 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£586,000

Since the 2019 sale (£525,000)+12%
Against HP13 5YL's recent median (£570,000)+3%

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

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Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£586,000

Against its 2019 sale (£525,000)+12%
Against HP13 5YL's recent median (£570,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Oak Cottage is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP13 5YL. 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
97 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2012
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in HP13 5YL
5 sales, median £570,000 (2025–2021)

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Planning	1 of 2 applications	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Oak Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Sales timeline

28 July 2019Most recent
£525,000
+26.5%over 6 years
5 December 2012
£415,000
+7.8%over 4 years
10 April 2008
£385,000
+108.1%over 8 years
28 January 2000
£185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5YL: £570,000 (2025–2021).

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Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Oak Cottage, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YL. 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 Oak Cottage

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

Oak Cottage is a semi-detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5YL). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £525,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 11.6% above the 2019 sale price.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

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 02 Sept 2022

Current Certificate

Sept 2012

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 September 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Oak Cottage, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oak Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at Oak Cottage, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YL

2decisions2extensions19documents11nearby

Apr 2001
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor rear and side extension
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
01/05267/FUL
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ExtensionJul 2001Decision

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On the street

Versus other The Common homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Oak Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£5,412

Street avg £6,389

Strongly below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

Nearest schools

The Downley SchoolPrimary643m
The Disraeli SchoolPrimary1.6km
Millbrook Combined SchoolPrimary1.8km
Hughenden Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

CommonsideBus stop476m
Memorial HallBus stop477m
Taylors TurnBus stop655m
Littleworth RoadBus stop793m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP13 5YL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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3 bed2 bath

£618k

1 Commonside, Downley

HP13 5XG

3 bed1 bath

£620k

1 Cumbrian Way

HP13 5RY

5 bed2 bath

£551k

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4 bed2 bath

£550k

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£530k

1 Calverley Crescent

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Oak Cottage is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP13 5YL. 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. 4 sales are recorded for Oak Cottage. 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 Oak Cottage was lodged in September 2012 at band D and expired in September 2022, 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. 2 applications are matched to Oak Cottage. 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 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP13 5YL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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Level 3 Building Survey

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