What type of property is 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP sell for?

1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP last sold for £712,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £455,000 in June 2012, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

Across 2 sales between June 2012 and December 2021, 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP rose from £455,000 to £712,000, a change of £257,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

The current EPC rating for 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. It has improved from a F recorded in May 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP16 9JP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP located?

1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP sits in Lee Common, Great Missenden, Great Missenden. It falls within the HP16 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

Police records around 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

The closest primary school to 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP is Lee Common Church of England School (198m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP?

The closest bus stop to 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, HP16 9JP is Princes Lane, 117m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JP

6 planning records

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Prospect Cottages

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

1 Prospect Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lee Common, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9JP). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £712,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Prospect Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2020

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from May 2010

EPC improved fromF33toE51

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

Very PoorPoor

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Prospect Cottages, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Sept 2020
Conditions
In report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 on planning permission CH/2015/0459/FA. (Erection of detached dwelling, demolition of existing garage and alterations to vehicular access.)
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
PL/20/2635/CONDA
View planning record
May 2019
Amendment
In report
Non material amendment to planning permission CH/2015/0459/FA (Erection of detached dwelling, demolition of existing garage and alterations to vehicular access) to amend enscription on stone plaque on north (front) elevation.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
PL/19/1236/NMA
View planning record

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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

£768,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£712,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

10 December 2021Most recent
£712,000
+56.5%over 9 years
14 June 2012
£455,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9JP: £865,000 (2017–2007).

Nearby sales in HP16 9JP

On the street

Versus other Oxford Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Prospect Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,085

Street avg £3,868

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 208 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

On par

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 18 years

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Great Missenden report

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

0.1 km

Princes Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Lee Common Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP16 9JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP16 9JP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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