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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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025
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.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
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
See how we calculated this£2,098,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2017)
£2,125,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
262 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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