What type of property is Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT last sold for £850,000 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £445,000 in November 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

Across 3 sales between November 2003 and July 2020, Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT rose from £445,000 to £850,000, a change of £405,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

The current EPC rating for Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (1,485 sq ft). That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP14 3XT. Source: EPC Register.

How is Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT heated?

The latest EPC at Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT have?

Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in February 2017. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT located?

Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT sits in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe. It falls within the HP14 postcode district in Buckinghamshire.

How safe is the area around Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

Police records around Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

The closest primary school to Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT is Ibstone CofE Primary School (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT?

The closest bus stop to Spring Cottage, HP14 3XT is The Fox PH, 80m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Spring Cottage, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XT

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

138 m²

1485 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Spring Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Spring Cottage is a detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,087,000 is 27.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £850,000.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Spring Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Spring Cottage, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2017
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Householder application for construction of part garage conversion to habitable accommodation, fenestration alterations and new fence.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
16/08245/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,087,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£850,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

30 July 2020Most recent
£850,000
+30.8%over 3 years
2 November 2016
£650,000
+46.1%over 12 years
4 November 2003
£445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XT: £1,210,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Spring Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£6,159

Street avg £4,495

Strongly above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full High Wycombe report

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

The Fox PH — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Ibstone CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP14 3XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP14 3XT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.

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