Loxwood Cottage, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
About Loxwood Cottage
Loxwood Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £1,075,000. At 144 m² it sits well below the postcode median (244 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£694/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
Loxwood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Loxwood Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2025FullIn report
Householder application for construction of detached single storey garage and outbuilding following the demolition of existing garage and outbuilding
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/06362/FUL
- May 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of new outbuildings
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/05595/CLP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Loxwood Cottage
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
£1,154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,075,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2024Most recent
£1,075,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XX: £2,437,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in HP14 3XX
Ibstone Cottage, Grays Lane, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XX
Sold Oct 2022
£1,450,000Litmore 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
Everything we know about Loxwood 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 Grays Lane homes
Years Held for Loxwood Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,465
Street avg £10,654
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 279 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB