Copse Cottage, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
About Copse Cottage
Copse Cottage is a detached house in Ibstone, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 286 m² (around 3078 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 286 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 12 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,510,000 sits 344.1% above the 1999 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 74.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Copse Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Copse Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Copse Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£1,510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 1999Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 3XZ: £1,500,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in HP14 3XZ
Yew Tree House, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
Sold Jun 2023
£2,300,000Rectory Cottage, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
Sold Dec 2022
£1,500,000Flint House, Ibstone, High Wycombe, HP14 3XZ
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
Everything we know about Copse 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 the street
Price per m² for Copse Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,189
Street avg £5,412
Floor Area
286 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
Years Held
27 years
Street avg 10 years
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB