Birches, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD
About Birches
Birches is a detached house in Lee Common, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
Birches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey extension application was refused at Birches in 2022.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Foursquareland Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/22/3803/FA
- Nov 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/22/2825/SA
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£2,098,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.
£2,125,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2017Most recent
£2,125,000
+203.6%over 19 years26 July 1998
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9LD: £1,020,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HP16 9LD
High View, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD
Sold Apr 2025
£720,000Tudor Lodge, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD
Sold May 2024
£1,020,000Autumn House, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD
Sold Dec 2022
£1,225,000Sly Corner House, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD
Sold Dec 2021
£2,250,000Winslydale, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD
Sold May 2021
£870,000
Versus other Sly Corner homes
Birches outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,111
Street avg £4,950
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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
Sly Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Lee Common Church of England School. 3 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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







