3 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL
About 3 Institute Road
3 Institute Road is a semi-detached house in Marlow (SL7 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows, a conservatory and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £762,000 is 28.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Institute Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jun 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed non-material amendment to permission for construction of single storey rear extension and orangery, addition of first floor rear terrace, replacement of all front windows, ground floor rear window replaced with a door and removal of two first floor rear windows to be replaced by a glazed sliding door granted under planning ref: 17/07214/FUL
New Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 18/06297/MINAMD
- Apr 2018ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details subject to conditions 3 (window & door frames) and 5 (balcony) of planning approval ref: 17/07214/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PI17/01973/ADRC
What's in 3 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Institute Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£762,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2017Most recent
£595,000
+173.6%over 16 years4 June 2000
£217,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 1BL: £669,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in SL7 1BL
The Gables, Flat 3, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL
Sold Jan 2022
£250,00013 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL
Sold Sept 2018
£1,200,00019b, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL
Sold Dec 2016
£1,150,000Gables Cottage, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL
Sold Jul 2014
£445,00011 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL
Sold Oct 2011
£669,000
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Versus other Institute Road homes
On years held, 3 Institute Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,721
Street avg £5,289
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB