Woodlands Cottage, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XT

Woodlands Cottage is a detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,155,000 is 14.4% below the 2020 sale of £1,350,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£573/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (166 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,350,000 in August 2020.