What kind of home is Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

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

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

Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL last sold for £570,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £70,000 in February 1997, so prices have been rising over 29 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

Across 2 sales between February 1997 and September 2025, Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL rose from £70,000 to £570,000, a change of £500,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

The current EPC rating for Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in November 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft). That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP13 5YL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL use?

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

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

Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL has 2 approved extension applications on file including part-single-part-two-storey rear extension and two-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL in?

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

How safe is the area around Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

Police records around Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

The closest primary school to Oak Tree 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 is the nearest station to Oak Tree Cottage, The Common, HP13 5YL?

The closest bus stop to Oak Tree 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 Tree Cottage, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YL

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Oak Tree Cottage

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

Oak Tree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5YL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £570,000 in September 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£569/sq ft) was about 38.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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 Rating

C74

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

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

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

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

3decisions2extensions17documents11nearby

Flagged:Retrospective

Jul 2004
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Construction of two storey rear extension comprising lower ground and mezzanine over
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
04/06494/FUL
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More recent applications — locked
ExtensionJul 2010Decision
OutbuildingFeb 2005Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Oak Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£551,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£570,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£570,000
+714.3%over 28 years
24 February 1997
£70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5YL: £540,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in HP13 5YL

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.

Years Held for Oak Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,129

Street avg £6,384

On par

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full High Wycombe report

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

0.5 km

Commonside — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

The Downley School. 10 schools nearby.

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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

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