Penny Pot Cottage, Cobblershill, Little Hampden, Great Missenden, HP16 9PW
About Penny Pot Cottage
Penny Pot Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Little Hampden, Great Missenden, Great Missenden (HP16 9PW). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 122 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,230,000 is 12.5% above the 2022 sale price. Sold December 2022 for £1,093,490. 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 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
- Dec 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder application for single storey timber clad contemporary garden building to be used as a multi-use space
- Agent
- Green Retreats Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03004/APP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,093,490
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£1,093,490
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9PW: £920,000 (2023–1997).
Nearby sales in HP16 9PW
Blossoms, Cobblershill, Little Hampden, Great Missenden, HP16 9PW
Sold Apr 2023
£1,293,000Cobblers Cottage, Cobblershill, Little Hampden, Great Missenden, HP16 9PW
Sold Aug 2010
£920,0002 Cobblershill Farm Cottages, Cobblershill, Little Hampden, Great Missenden, HP16 9PW
Sold Nov 1997
£215,000Old Garden, Cobblershill, Little Hampden, Great Missenden, HP16 9PW
Sold Nov 1997
£240,000
Versus other Cobblershill homes
Penny Pot Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 222 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Bowood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Prestwood Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







