Holly Cottage, Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4BB
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump.
Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £943,000 is 34.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015. At 134 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 12 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenwrap_around
- Garagedouble
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2001FullIn report
Erection of 2m high close-boarded fence to front boundary
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 00/05271/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£943,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 19 years.
£702,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2015Most recent
£702,500
+27.7%over 11 years18 August 2004
£550,000
+129.2%over 7 years26 September 1996
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4BB: £895,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in HP14 4BB
High Chilterns, Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4BB
Sold May 2024
£680,000Dell Close, Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4BB
Sold Dec 2022
£820,000Firs Lodge, Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4BB
Sold Jun 2021
£1,575,000Foxgloves, Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4BB
Sold Dec 2018
£1,100,0006 Routs Green, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4BB
Sold Nov 2018
£895,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Routs Green homes
Holly Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,243
Street avg £4,502
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 184 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
0.3 km
Rout's Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Bledlow Ridge 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB