Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 High Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP18 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £260,000. Across the public record there are 9 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 127.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 August 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Hot water efficiency improved
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
42 High Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
42 High Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 24 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 24 years.
30 March 2023Most recent
£260,000
+10.6%over 1 year8 April 2021
£235,000
+38.2%over 7 years13 December 2013
£170,000
-2.8%over 7 years26 October 2006
£174,950
+2.9%over 1 year15 September 2005
£169,950
+30.8%over 2 years20 December 2002
£129,950
+20.3%over 1 year12 June 2001
£108,000
+11.9%over 12 months15 June 2000
£96,500
+10.3%over 1 year14 June 1999
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP18 0JA: £275,000 (2025–2021).
16 High Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0JA
Sold Mar 2025
22 High Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0JA
Sold Aug 2024
52a, High Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0JA
Sold Jan 2023
Flat 1, 30 High Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0JA
Sold Oct 2021
Flat 3, 30 High Street, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, HP18 0JA
Sold Sept 2021
42 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,200
Street avg £2,949
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Baker Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Waddesdon Village Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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