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About Virginia Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Virginia Cottage is a detached house in Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 87.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last sale on file: £490,000 in December 2020.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Virginia Cottage, Main Road, Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, HP27 0PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a porch application was refused at Virginia Cottage in 2023.
- Sept 2023PorchFullGranted
Householder application for construction of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, open porch and log store
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Virginia Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,949
Street avg £3,456
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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 Princes Risborough district page.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP27 0PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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