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1 planning record
About Bluff Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bluff Cottage is a detached house in Ballinger, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 is 22.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bluff Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bluff Cottage, Blackthorne Lane, Ballinger, Great Missenden, HP16 9LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2021PorchFullGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension, side and rear hip to gable roof extensions, front porch canopy, 1 front and 1 rear dormer windows, 1 front and 2 side rooflights and changes to doors and windows
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£650,000
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.
EPC Rating for Bluff Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,242
Street avg £4,720
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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