14 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
About 14 Fords Close
14 Fords Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 71.3% above the 2011 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 67.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in October 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
14 Fords Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
14 Fords Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 14 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
- Jun 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the construction of a single storey rear extension and internal alterations
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/05881/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
14 Fords Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2011Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4AP: £465,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in HP14 4AP
6 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
Sold Aug 2024
£687,00035 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
Sold Mar 2024
£460,00034 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
Sold Dec 2023
£450,00022 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
Sold Jan 2022
£750,00025 Fords Close, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AP
Sold Jan 2020
£465,000
Versus other Fords Close homes
14 Fords Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,573
Street avg £3,615
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Ford's Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bledlow Ridge School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







