Watercroft Cottage, Cadmore End Common, Cadmore End, High Wycombe, HP14 3PS
About Watercroft Cottage
Watercroft Cottage is a detached house in Cadmore End, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,154,000 is 19.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Watercroft Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of dead tree covered in Ivy (A) and prune branches back on 1 x Beech Tree (B) as they are interfering with overhead cables
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/06252/CTREE
- Mar 2000ConditionsIn report
Retention of development permitted under 99/06746/FUL without complying with condition 3 (use of roof space within the garage) imposed on that consent
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 00/05181/RCDN
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Watercroft Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£965,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 April 2015Most recent
£965,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3PS: £555,000 (2023–1997).
Nearby sales in HP14 3PS
Bakers Barn, Cadmore End Common, Cadmore End, High Wycombe, HP14 3PS
Sold Apr 2023
£1,875,000Glenbriars, Cadmore End Common, Cadmore End, High Wycombe, HP14 3PS
Sold Apr 2020
£1,100,000Kilnwood, Cadmore End Common, Cadmore End, High Wycombe, HP14 3PS
Sold May 2012
£555,000Woodlands, Cadmore End Common, Cadmore End, High Wycombe, HP14 3PS
Sold Aug 2001
£390,000
Everything we know about Watercroft 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 Cadmore End Common homes
On epc rating, Watercroft Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,142
Street avg £4,503
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Bolter End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Cadmore End CofE School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB