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About Blackthorne Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blackthorne Cottage is a detached house in Ballinger, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,070,000 sits 457.3% above the 1996 sale of £192,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 74.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Blackthorne Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 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.
Blackthorne Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,070,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£192,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
On price per m², Blackthorne Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,110
Street avg £4,995
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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