Hawthorn Cottage, Sandpit Lane, Bledlow, Princes Risborough, HP27 9QQ

Hawthorn Cottage is a detached house in Bledlow, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 9QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 44), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 16.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£567/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 20 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: August 2020 at £549,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.