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Get startedElm Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Speen, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 0SA). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1194 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 21.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,107,000 is 30.2% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£712/sq ft) was about 99.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 17 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Elm Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2018
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Householder application for demolition of existing garage, erection of replacement garage, pool house, swimming pool, associated external works and fenestration alterations
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£1,107,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.8% per year over 5 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 21.8% per year over 5 years.
On price per m², Elm Tree Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,662
Street avg £5,128
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Listed building application for demolition of garage, erection of replacement garage, pool house, swimming pool, associated external works and fenestration alterations
15 more applications for this property
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8 September 2009Most recent
£850,000
+183.3%over 5 years1 June 2004
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP27 0SA: £695,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
HP27 0RL
Studridge Lane North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Speen CofE VA School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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