5 Crescent Cottages, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SW
About 5 Crescent Cottages
5 Crescent Cottages is a semi-detached house in Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP18 0SW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 81.8% above the 2011 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 48.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
Energy performance
5 Crescent Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2024
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Planning history
5 Crescent Cottages has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 5 Crescent Cottages, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SW
- Jul 2008PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extensions and replacement front porch
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01254/APP
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchOct 2014Decision
- PorchSept 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2011Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP18 0SW: £295,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in HP18 0SW
4 Crescent Cottages, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SW
Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Jul 2024
£285,0002 Crescent Cottages, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SW
Sold Sept 2018
£230,000Crucks, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SW
Sold Dec 2017
£480,000Homestead, Main Street, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0SW
Sold Jun 2016
£350,000
Versus other Main Street homes
On price per m², 5 Crescent Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,701
Street avg £3,448
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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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
0.0 km
The Swan PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Grendon Underwood School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







