Downderry, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
About Downderry
Downderry is a detached house in Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 is 21% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.
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Planning history
Downderry has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at Downderry, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
- Nov 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/07270/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Downderry has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 21 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2017Most recent
£490,000
+55.8%over 7 years23 December 2009
£314,500
+1.5%over 4 years4 November 2005
£310,000
+195.2%over 9 years27 June 1996
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4LW: £550,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in HP14 4LW
Little Lea, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
Sold Jul 2022
£550,000Bruisyard, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
Sold Sept 2021
£540,000Hedgerow, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
Sold Mar 2021
£567,750The Maples, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
Sold Oct 2020
£610,000Lynwood, Valley Road, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LW
Sold Mar 2018
£427,000
Versus other Valley Road homes
On years held, Downderry runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,984
Street avg £5,619
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
The Harrow PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hughenden Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







