Cave Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
About Cave Cottage
Cave Cottage is a detached house in West Wycombe, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cave Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Yew Tree and T2 Yew Tree - crown reduction by 4 meters
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/25/4044/KA
- Aug 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Thin reduce T1 Yew by 15% by removing up to 1 metre apical growth and 1.5 metres lateral growth to form more compact crown, remove major deadwood and crown lift to 3 metres from ground level.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/06739/CTREE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cave Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£731,000
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
Everything we know about Cave Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Lane homes
Cave Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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The full 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