40 Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
About 40 Church Lane
40 Church Lane is an end-of-terrace house in West Wycombe, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 65 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 16 EPCs).
Energy performance
40 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
40 Church Lane has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at 40 Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
- May 2013RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Listed building application for raising the surface level of the roofs by 110mm during re-roofing works to accommodate additional thermal insulation
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/05601/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMay 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
40 Church Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3AH: £550,000 (2019–2014).
Nearby sales in HP14 3AH
Fern Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Jun 2019
£645,00044 Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Feb 2019
£550,000The Limes, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Sept 2016
£500,000Hill Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Oct 2015
£344,520Silver Birches, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Jun 2014
£550,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
Floor Area for 40 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
West Wycombe School. 7 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







