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Get startedPenny 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Householder application for single storey timber clad contemporary garden building to be used as a multi-use space
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.
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
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

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
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9 December 2022Most recent
£1,093,490
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP16 9PW: £920,000 (2023–1997).
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Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
HP16 9AZ
Bowood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Prestwood Infant School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
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