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Get startedBriar Bank is a detached house in Princes Risborough (HP27 0NB). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,066,000 is 26.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 196 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Briar Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at Briar Bank was refused — worth checking the council file.
Rear of property
Briar Bank has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
£1,066,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
Years Held for Briar Bank lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £4,580
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 223 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Demolition of small rear lean-to extension, erection of new rear extension to existing dwelling; external timber cladding to the rear extension and each side of the front elevation; front verandah with post and tension wire railing; removal of chimney and alterations to some windows and external doors (alternative scheme to pp 24/05405/FUL) (part retrospective)
Variation of condition 2 (plan numbers) and condition 4 (materials) attached to 24/05405/FUL (Householder application for demolition of small rear lean-to extension, erection of new rear extension to existing dwelling; external insulation with render finish to the entire house; front verandah with post and tension wire railing; removal of chimney and alterations to some windows and external doors) to allow for changes to external finish
4 more applications for this property
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10 February 2021Most recent
£840,000
+73.2%over 10 years11 August 2010
£485,000
+24.4%over 1 year22 January 2009
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP27 0NB: £1,200,000 (2024–2019).
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Sold Jan 2021
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Sold Sept 2020
Middle Cadsden Cadsden Road Princes Risborough
Sold Mar 2019
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
HP27 0EA
Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Monks Risborough CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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