April Cottage, Church Lane, Oving, Aylesbury, HP22 4HL

April Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Oving, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP22 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £845,000.