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Get startedHawthorn Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 0QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Hawthorn Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 12 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 12 years.
On epc rating, Hawthorn Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £4,349
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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29 June 2021Most recent
£400,000
+11.8%over 5 years24 July 2015
£357,750
+49.1%over 5 years11 September 2009
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP27 0QQ: £445,000 (2025–2020).
The Nooke Woodfield Lacey Green Princes Risborough
Sold Feb 2025
Edge Cottage Woodfield Lacey Green Princes Risborough
Sold Oct 2024
1 Woodfield Lacey Green Princes Risborough
Sold Jul 2024
6 Woodfield Lacey Green Princes Risborough
Sold Feb 2022
Brackendale Woodfield Lacey Green Princes Risborough
Sold Dec 2020
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
HP27 0HH
The Whip PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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