Ibstone Cottage, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
About Ibstone Cottage
Ibstone Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £1,450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Ibstone 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 decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Ibstone Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Construction of side conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/05166/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Ibstone Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 26 years.
£1,450,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2022Most recent
£1,450,000
+509.2%over 26 years25 July 1996
£238,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XX: £2,437,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in HP14 3XX
Loxwood Cottage, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Sold Dec 2024
£1,075,000Litmore Shaw, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Sold Nov 2021
£5,950,000Sevenoaks, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Sold Sept 2021
£2,300,000Peels, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Sold Sept 2021
£2,740,000One Acre, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Sold Nov 2016
£2,437,000
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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 Grays Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Ibstone Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,197
Street avg £10,907
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 261 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.4 km
Parsonage Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ibstone CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB