1 Ivy Cottages, Swan Bottom, The Lee, Great Missenden, HP16 9NJ
About 1 Ivy Cottages
1 Ivy Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in The Lee, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £743,000 sits 75.7% above the 2006 sale of £423,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Agent
- F J Thompson
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- CH/2017/1773/FA
- Apr 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Single storey detached outbuilding
- Agent
- Green Modular Ltd t/a Green Studios
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- CH/2016/0259/FA
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Sales history & valuation
£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£423,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2006Most recent
£423,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in HP16 9NJ: £490,000 (2015–2008).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Lee Common Church of England School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







