Orchard Cottage, North Lee Lane, Terrick, Aylesbury, HP22 5YB
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Terrick, Aylesbury, Aylesbury (HP22 5YB). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 283% above the 2001 sale of £141,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Orchard Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£141,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2001Most recent
£141,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP22 5YB: £568,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in HP22 5YB
2 Apsley Cottages, North Lee Lane, Terrick, Aylesbury, HP22 5YB
Sold Nov 2022
£745,0001 Apsley Cottages, North Lee Lane, Terrick, Aylesbury, HP22 5YB
Sold Dec 2020
£490,000Thurlestone, North Lee Lane, Terrick, Aylesbury, HP22 5YB
Sold Feb 2017
£710,000The Pound, North Lee Lane, Terrick, Aylesbury, HP22 5YB
Sold Jan 2014
£435,000Cedar House, North Lee Lane, Terrick, Aylesbury, HP22 5YB
Sold Jul 2007
£635,000
Versus other North Lee Lane homes
Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,282
Street avg £3,896
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.5 km
Fremantle Court — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Stoke Mandeville Combined School. 2 schools 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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







