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About Rookery Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rookery Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bledlow, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 9QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rookery Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rookery Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Sandpit Lane homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Rookery Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP27 9QQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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