1 Hobart Cottages, Great Hampden, Great Missenden, HP16 9RQ
About 1 Hobart Cottages
1 Hobart Cottages is a semi-detached house in Great Missenden (HP16 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £710,000 is 19.3% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £595,000.
Energy performance
1 Hobart Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Householder application for part demolition of existing rear extension to allow for a new two storey rear extension, new front porch and internal changes
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/07416/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£710,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£595,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 August 2020Most recent
£595,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in HP16 9RQ: £318,750 (2009–2003).
Nearby sales in HP16 9RQ
Versus other Great Hampden homes
Floor Area for 1 Hobart Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
The Hampden Arms PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Speen CofE VA School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







