Fern Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
About Fern Cottage
Fern Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in West Wycombe, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold June 2019 for £645,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Fern Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Fern Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
6 applications on record at Fern Cottage, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
- Mar 2003Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion incorporating 2 no. rear dormers with increased ridge roof height and external alterations
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/05734/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionMar 2014Decision
- Tree WorksApr 2010Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Fern Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£706,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 19 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2019Most recent
£645,000
+44.9%over 12 years7 February 2007
£445,000
+53.4%over 5 years23 March 2001
£290,000
+5.5%over 1 year4 February 2000
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3AH: £500,000 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in HP14 3AH
44 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
£550,000Lowford, Church Lane, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AH
Sold Mar 1997
£69,900
Versus other Church Lane homes
Years Held for Fern Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,119
Street avg £4,031
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







