Bray, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YQ
About Bray
Bray is a detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5YQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £759,000 is 41.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 98 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 January 2024
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Planning history
Bray has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Bray has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£759,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 19 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2015Most recent
£535,000
+299.3%over 18 years20 June 1996
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5YQ: £465,000 (2021–2000).
Nearby sales in HP13 5YQ
1 Coronation Cottages, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YQ
Sold Jun 2021
£656,000Little Foxes, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YQ
Sold Aug 2017
£650,000Woodcott, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YQ
Sold Jul 2012
£465,0002 Coronation Cottages, The Common, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5YQ
Sold Jun 2004
£270,000
Versus other The Common homes
On floor area, Bray runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,459
Street avg £5,155
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
223/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Downley School. 10 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
41.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB







