Rectory Cottage, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
About Rectory Cottage
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.
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. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £995,000 in June 2019.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
13 applications on record at Rectory Cottage, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
1 live now- Jun 2014DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of replacement double garage with link to existing house via a covered walkway and single storey side extension including internal alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01198/ALB
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingOct 2025Decision
- OutbuildingAug 2025Decision
+ 10 more applications in the report
Unlock Rectory Cottage, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU's full planning history
You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.
- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (12 on record)
- All 13 applications on this property in full
- The 128 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
One time fee only - money back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Rectory Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,094,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 6 years.
£995,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2019Most recent
£995,000
+56.7%over 5 years19 September 2013
£635,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP22 4DU: £382,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in HP22 4DU
4 West View, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
Sold Nov 2023
£470,000Lound Cottage, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
Sold Feb 2023
£382,500Alexandra Cottage, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
Sold Sept 2022
£490,0003 West View, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
Sold Nov 2021
£325,000Newhaven, Hardwick, Aylesbury, HP22 4DU
Sold May 2019
£358,500
Versus the street
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
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Catte Street Green, Wingrave
HP22 4FH
1 Bell Leys, Wingrave
HP22 4QD
1 Coblers Wick, Wingrave
HP22 4PF
1 Bell Walk, Wingrave
HP22 4SB
1 Church Farm Barns, Church Lane, Oving
HP22 4HG
1 Bowling Alley, Oving
HP22 4HD
1 Church Rooms, Moat Lane, Wingrave
HP22 4PQ
1 Beech Tree Court, Whitchurch
HP22 4JR
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
The Close — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Whitchurch Combined 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







