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2 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
147 m²
1582 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Charity Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Charity Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Naphill, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 is 27.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009. Sold June 2021 for £537,450. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 2 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY

1decisions1extensions8documents2nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Jul 2009
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of 3 x 3 bed terraced houses with associated car parking and landscaping and alteration to access following demolition of existing dwelling ( alternative scheme to planning reference 07/05178/FUL to allow the addition of 1 x conservatory to each of the 3 dwellings ( 1-3 Charity Cottages) ) and other alterations (part retrospective)

    RetrospectiveExtension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    09/05942/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£683,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£537,450

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 2021Most recent

    £537,450

    +37.8%over 10 years

  2. 9 September 2010

    £390,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4QY: £692,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Downley Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 2 Charity Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,656

Street avg £4,465

Below

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Lane, Naphill

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1 Deanfield Cottages, Speen Road, North Dean

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£558k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the High Wycombe district page.
Full High Wycombe report

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

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Hughenden Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP14 4QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP14 4QY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP14 4QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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