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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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£569/sq ft) was about 38.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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).
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
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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.
- Jul 2010ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Householder application for part single part two storey rear extension.
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
See how we calculated this£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£570,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 40 points of interest in total.
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