Pond Cottage, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JY
About Pond Cottage
Pond Cottage is a detached house in Lee Common, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9JY). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £939,000 is 15.2% above the 2015 sale price.
Energy performance
Pond Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Pond Cottage.
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear/side extension, new entrance to front elevation, new vehicular access and closure of existing access, additional hardstanding
- Agent
- James Ellis Architects
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- CH/2015/1615/FA
- Apr 2005OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached double garage
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CH/2005/0359/FA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£939,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 12 years.
£815,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2015Most recent
£815,000
+2.0%over 5 years23 March 2010
£799,000
+8.0%over 2 years5 July 2007
£740,000
+105.6%over 4 years27 May 2003
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9JY: £665,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in HP16 9JY
Tylers Cottage, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JY
Sold Jun 2024
£872,5007 Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JY
Sold Nov 2015
£535,000Dell Cottage, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JY
Sold May 2015
£775,0008 Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JY
Sold Dec 2009
£280,000Larch Cottage, Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JY
Sold Oct 2002
£700,000
Versus other Oxford Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Pond Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,478
Street avg £4,547
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oxford Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lee Common Church of England School. 2 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
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







