Cherry Cottage, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XF
About Cherry Cottage
Cherry Cottage is a semi-detached house in Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 101 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cherry Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Cherry Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Cherry Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£453,000
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 3XF: £835,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in HP14 3XF
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Sold Aug 2025
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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 Cherry 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 Water End Road homes
On floor area, Cherry Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.2 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