2 Well Cottages, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JT
About 2 Well Cottages
2 Well Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lee Common, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sold February 2021 for £493,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 82 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Well Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Apr 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CH/2005/0566/FA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.
£493,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2021Most recent
£493,000
+51.7%over 14 years6 March 2006
£325,000
+30.0%over 4 years19 August 2001
£250,000
+44.5%over 2 years30 October 1998
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9JT: £780,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in HP16 9JT
Birch Croft, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JT
Sold Jun 2023
£878,750Thearon, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JT
Sold Dec 2022
£780,000Foyne Vue, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JT
Sold Jul 2022
£875,000Appletree Cottage, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JT
Sold Jun 2021
£775,000Hethrons, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JT
Sold Feb 2016
£475,000
Versus other Oxford Street homes
On floor area, 2 Well Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,012
Street avg £5,531
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oxford Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lee Common Church of England School. 2 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







