3 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
About 3 Charity Cottages
3 Charity Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Naphill, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £692,500. At 127 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2011OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder application for construction of detached single storey outbuilding/workshop
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/06365/FUL
- Apr 2011RenovationFullIn report
Creation of parking area and alterations to landscaping scheme permitted under ref 09/07431/FUL. (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/05438/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Charity Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 14 years.
£692,500
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
13 January 2025Most recent
£692,500
+30.7%over 8 years28 September 2016
£530,000
+24.7%over 5 years31 March 2011
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4QY: £750,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in HP14 4QY
4 Prospect Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Jan 2025
£430,000High Firs, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Nov 2024
£550,000Aisling, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Jul 2024
£848,500Jesselton, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Nov 2022
£1,250,000Lyndale, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Apr 2022
£750,000
Everything we know about 3 Charity Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Downley Road homes
On years held, 3 Charity Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,453
Street avg £4,761
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 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