Blacksmiths, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
About Blacksmiths
Blacksmiths is a detached house in Naphill, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,055,000 sits 339.6% above the 1996 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 76.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Blacksmiths 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Blacksmiths has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Blacksmiths, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
- Jun 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of sun lounge to rear
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 00/05830/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Blacksmiths's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£1,055,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 1996Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4QY: £692,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in HP14 4QY
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Sold Jan 2025
£692,500High Firs, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
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£550,000Aisling, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Jul 2024
£848,500Jesselton, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY
Sold Nov 2022
£1,250,000
Versus other Downley Road homes
EPC Rating for Blacksmiths lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,057
Street avg £4,602
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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







