1 Glebe Cottages, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XY
About 1 Glebe Cottages
1 Glebe Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XY). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £750,000 in August 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Glebe Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
1 Glebe Cottages has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Householder application for construction of single story front side and rear extensions and fenestration alterations
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/08201/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Glebe Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2025Most recent
£750,000
+81.8%over 15 years30 June 2010
£412,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XY: £667,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in HP14 3XY
Sunnings Lodge, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XY
Sold Dec 2024
£735,000Sedgmoor Cottage, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XY
Sold Jan 2024
£1,017,000Skomer, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XY
Sold Oct 2021
£667,5003 Glebe Cottages, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XY
Sold Aug 2016
£410,0008 Glebe Cottages, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XY
Sold Sept 2011
£454,000
Everything we know about 1 Glebe Cottages, 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 the street
Years Held for 1 Glebe Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,386
Street avg £4,813
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.2 km
Chiltern Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Ibstone CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB