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About Shangri La
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shangri La is a detached house in Askett, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 9LX). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £826,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Shangri La's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Shangri La, Letter Box Lane, Askett, Princes Risborough, HP27 9LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a garage conversion application was refused at Shangri La in 2024.
- May 2024Garage ConversionFullGranted
Householder application for proposed garage conversion with replacement roof
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£822,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2022)
£826,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Letter Box Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Shangri La is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Roundabout — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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