Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hicks Cottage, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
1 planning record
Estimated value
£597,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£480,000)+24%
- Against HP18 0DA's recent median (£790,000)-24%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£597,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£480,000)+24%
- Against HP18 0DA's recent median (£790,000)-24%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hicks Cottage is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HP18 0DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
74 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in HP18 0DA
5 sales, median £790,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
16 May 2021Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP18 0DA: £790,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in HP18 0DA
Cedar Cottage, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
Sold Feb 2025
£1,525,000Pear Tree Lodge, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
Sold Jun 2023
£1,100,000Greensleeves, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
Sold Nov 2021
£624,250Cornhill, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
Sold Oct 2020
£790,000Doverhay, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
Sold Sept 2019
£393,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Hicks Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hicks Cottage is a detached house in Chearsley, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP18 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (220 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 is 24.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in May 2021. 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 2020.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Apr 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 April 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hicks Cottage, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Hicks Cottage, Dark Lane, Chearsley, Aylesbury, HP18 0DA
1decisions4documents
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
G1. Mixed group of approx 12 trees, Ash, Elm and Hawthorn. The intention is to coppice all of these trees so that they can be managed at more hedge-like proportions.They are unkempt and over bearing on the public footpath, road and the property, Hicks Cottage.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02770/ATC
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Versus other Dark Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Hicks Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,486
Street avg £4,408
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 237 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Aylesbury district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
77/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Bell PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Cuddington and Dinton CofE School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Cuddington and Dinton CofE SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Haddenham Community Infant SchoolPrimary3.0km
- Haddenham Community Junior SchoolPrimary3.0km
- Long Crendon SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- The Bell PHBus stop255m
- School LaneBus stop276m
- The GreenBus stop1.9km
- DadbrookBus stop2.0km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences444 reports48%
- Other Theft106 reports12%
- Criminal Damage & Arson88 reports10%
- Anti-social Behaviour83 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP18 0DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Hicks Cottage is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HP18 0DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Hicks Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Hicks Cottage was lodged in April 2021 at band E and is valid until April 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Hicks Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP18 0DA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Hicks Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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