1 Shakespeare Orchard, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SQ
About 1 Shakespeare Orchard
1 Shakespeare Orchard is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP18 0SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Last sale on file: £200,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Shakespeare Orchard has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Shakespeare Orchard has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£200,000
+73.9%over 8 years8 November 2013
£115,000
-19.6%over 6 years14 August 2007
£143,000
+217.8%over 9 years2 April 1998
£45,000
-3.2%30 January 1998
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP18 0SQ: £265,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HP18 0SQ
15 Shakespeare Orchard, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SQ
Sold Dec 2024
£262,37011 Shakespeare Orchard, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SQ
Sold Mar 2023
£265,0008 Shakespeare Orchard, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SQ
Sold Feb 2022
£290,0002 Shakespeare Orchard, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SQ
Sold Nov 2021
£170,00012 Shakespeare Orchard, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SQ
Sold Nov 2021
£270,000
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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
Rumptons Paddock — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Grendon Underwood School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







