Cresta Rise, Chapel Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4RB
About Cresta Rise
Cresta Rise is a four-bedroom detached house in Naphill, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4RB). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2021 for £712,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
Cresta Rise's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a garage conversion application was refused at Cresta Rise in 2021.
- Jan 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Householder application for conversion of existing garage into a habitual room and insertion of bi-fold doors to replace existing rear doors with internal alterations
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/08287/FUL
- Oct 2021Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and alterations to windows and doors to the rear elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/07360/CLP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Cresta Rise
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£712,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£712,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP14 4RB: £505,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HP14 4RB
Herewood, Chapel Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4RB
Sold Aug 2025
£633,0003 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4RB
Sold Aug 2025
£635,600Wychwood, Chapel Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4RB
Sold Mar 2025
£490,000Walnut Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4RB
Sold Jun 2023
£505,000Schedar, Chapel Lane, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4RB
Sold May 2021
£525,000
Everything we know about Cresta Rise, 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 Chapel Lane homes
Cresta Rise is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,983
Street avg £4,739
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Purssells Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Naphill and Walters Ash School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB