Rycote House, Flat 6, 6 Temple Square, Aylesbury, HP20 2QD
About Rycote House
Rycote House is an end-of-terrace house in Aylesbury (HP20 2QD). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Rycote House, where floor areas span 38–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (75 versus a best of 81).
At 52 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Rycote House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at Rycote House, Flat 6, 6 Temple Square, Aylesbury, HP20 2QD
- Aug 2013ConversionOutcome in report
Determination as to whether prior approval is required in respect of transport & highway impact, contamination risk and flooding for the conversion of the first & second floors of the former office building to 6 bedsits.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01752/COUOR
- More recent applications — locked
- SubdivisionFeb 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Rycote House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in HP20 2QD: £537,500 (2022–2016).
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Versus other Temple Square homes
Rycote House outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Great Western Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Buckinghamshire College Group. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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