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2 planning records
About Upton Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Upton Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Prestwood, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £886,000 is 12.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Sold August 2022 for £787,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Upton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Upton Cottage, Nairdwood Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 0QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2021DemolitionFullGranted
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
See how we calculated this£886,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£787,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Nairdwood Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Upton Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,504
Street avg £5,415
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP16 0QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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