8 Chiltern Cottages, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
About 8 Chiltern Cottages
8 Chiltern Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 22.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Chiltern Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Householder application for construction of single storey and first floor rear extensions
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/05038/FUL
- Jan 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Householder application for construction of 1 x rear dormer window and installation of a velux balcony window, in connection with loft conversion
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/08008/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Chiltern Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2015Most recent
£420,000
+155.1%over 16 years20 November 1998
£164,670
+43.2%over 3 years4 May 1995
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XZ: £1,500,000 (2023–2021).
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Sold Dec 2022
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Sold Nov 2022
£2,100,000Netherwood, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
Sold Jun 2021
£1,300,000Cherry Tree, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
Sold Jun 2021
£1,495,000
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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 the street
8 Chiltern Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,330
Street avg £5,019
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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
0.1 km
Parsonage Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ibstone CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB