Dovecote, Bolter End Lane, Bolter End, High Wycombe, HP14 3NB
About Dovecote
Dovecote is a three-bedroom detached house in Bolter End, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2019 for £1,150,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 102.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Dovecote's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2013RenovationFullIn report
Householder application for formation of new access onto Bolter End Lane
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/07985/FUL
- Jun 2012RenovationFullIn report
Householder application for formation of new access onto Bolter End Lane
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/06174/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Dovecote was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 23 years.
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2019Most recent
£1,150,000
+75.6%over 14 years7 January 2005
£655,000
+33.7%over 3 years15 January 2001
£490,000
+151.3%over 4 years10 June 1996
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3NB: £445,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in HP14 3NB
Kimberley, Bolter End Lane, Bolter End, High Wycombe, HP14 3NB
Sold Sept 2022
£750,000Russets, Bolter End Lane, Bolter End, High Wycombe, HP14 3NB
Sold Jan 2022
£725,000Elleslea, Bolter End Lane, Bolter End, High Wycombe, HP14 3NB
Sold Aug 2014
£445,000The Myrtles, Bolter End Lane, Bolter End, High Wycombe, HP14 3NB
Sold Aug 2010
£312,500Oaktree, Bolter End Lane, Bolter End, High Wycombe, HP14 3NB
Sold Feb 2010
£199,950
Everything we know about Dovecote, 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 Bolter End Lane homes
On price per m², Dovecote stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,349
Street avg £2,797
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bolter End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Lane End Primary School. 3 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
57.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.0dB