Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£576/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.
Ibstone Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 April 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Ibstone Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Ibstone Cottage, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Construction of side conservatory
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Price for Ibstone Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,533,000
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.
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).
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On habitable rooms, Ibstone Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,197
Street avg £9,580
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 261 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
51/mo
Falling 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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