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4 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN

6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
185 m²
1991 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Institute Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Institute Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Marlow (SL7 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£904/sq ft) was about 119.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £1,800,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Institute Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Institute Road has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Dec 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Reduce overextended branches by 2-3 metres to improve the shape of the trees and increase clearance to the house. Raise the lower branches to 5.5 metres to maintain clearance over the road and thin the crown by 10% to remove any crossing branches x 2 Beech (G3)

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    22/07958/TPO
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2020
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Householder application for construction of double carport

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    20/05763/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 4 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN's planning history?

4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 4 Institute Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,842,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£1,800,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 November 2018Most recent

    £1,800,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 1BN: £330,000 (2017–2008).

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On the street

Versus other Institute Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 4 Institute Road runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 68 (D)

Below

Floor Area

185 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Marlow district page.

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

0.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SL7 1BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SL7 1BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SL7 1BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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