Adams Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
About Adams Cottage
Adams Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in North Dean, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
A recent sale: £312,500 in May 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: subdivision refused in 2012. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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 system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2012SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of existing dwelling into 2 x 1 bed dwellings (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/07405/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 23 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 May 2025Most recent
£312,500
+1.8%over 2 years3 March 2023
£307,000
+22.8%over 3 years15 August 2019
£250,000
+25.0%over 16 years15 November 2002
£199,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4NL: £320,000 (2020–2009).
Nearby sales in HP14 4NL
1 Sportsmans Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Nov 2020
£410,000The Nest, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Sept 2017
£215,000Ranier, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Jun 2015
£747,500The Old House Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Sept 2007
£370,0002 Sportsmans Cottage, Speen Road, North Dean, High Wycombe, HP14 4NL
Sold Apr 2006
£182,500
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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
0.2 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Speen CofE VA School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB