The Old Cottage, Rectory Lane, Bradenham, High Wycombe, HP14 4HA
About The Old Cottage
The Old Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bradenham, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Last sale on file: £615,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
Energy performance
The Old Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Old Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 26 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2022Most recent
£615,000
+89.2%over 20 years16 August 2001
£325,000
+97.0%over 5 years9 May 1996
£165,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in HP14 4HA: £1,207,500 (2022–2003).
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Red Lion PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Naphill and Walters Ash School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB