1 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
About 1 Charity Cottages
1 Charity Cottages is a semi-detached house in Naphill, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–147 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 23 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 £693,000 sits 63.1% above the 2010 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,012/sq ft) was about 144.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
1 Charity Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 October 2025
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
- Apr 2009FullOutcome in report
Provision of one additional car parking space in the front parking area (amendment to p/p 07/05178/FUL to parking area and landscaping only)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/05368/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJul 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Charity Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2010Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4QY: £550,000 (2026–2024).
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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
51/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Hughenden Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







