2 Hillside, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
About 2 Hillside
2 Hillside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £375,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 11.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 49.5% 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Hillside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Hillside has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Householder application for construction of decked area to rear (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/05156/FUL
- Dec 2009ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 4 of planning approval 08/05453/FUL to allow the utility window to be clear glass and opening and the landing window to be opening
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/06866/VCDN
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Hillside has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2018Most recent
£375,000
+2.2%over 2 years7 December 2015
£367,000
+59.6%over 12 years14 March 2003
£230,000
+55.4%over 1 year4 April 2001
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XF: £835,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in HP14 3XF
Woodpeckers, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
Sold Aug 2025
£890,000Tree Tops, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
Sold Feb 2025
£890,000Beech Croft, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
Sold Feb 2025
£490,000Hillcot, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
Sold Oct 2024
£425,000Applegarth, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
Sold Mar 2024
£835,000
Everything we know about 2 Hillside, 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 Water End Road homes
Floor Area for 2 Hillside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,573
Street avg £4,078
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.2 km
St Francis Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Radnage Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB