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About Rectory Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rectory Cottage is a detached house in Hardwick, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP22 4DU). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £995,000 in June 2019.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rectory Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rectory Cottage, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Aug 2025OutbuildingFullPending
Householder application for erection of a garden outbuilding
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Rectory Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,094,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2019)
£995,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rectory Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,854
Street avg £3,182
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP22 4DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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