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3 sales on record
About 2 Watson Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Watson Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ballinger, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Watson Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£465,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blackthorne Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Watson Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £4,736
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP16 9LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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