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Birches, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
262 m²
2820 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Birches

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

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.

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Everything you need to know about Birches

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025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

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birches, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey extension application was refused at Birches in 2022.

  1. Feb 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Agent
    Foursquareland Ltd
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/22/3803/FA
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2022
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey extension.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/22/2825/SA
    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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£2,098,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£2,125,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2017Most recent

    £2,125,000

    +203.6%over 19 years
  2. 26 July 1998

    £700,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9LD: £1,020,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Sly Corner homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Birches outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,111

Street avg £4,950

Strongly above

Floor Area

262 m²

Street avg 181 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Birches

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Great Missenden district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP16 9LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Birches, Sly Corner, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9LD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.