4 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
About 4 Institute Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
4 Institute Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Institute Road has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn 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
- Jun 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder application for construction of double carport
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/05763/FUL
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Institute Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 2018Most recent
£1,800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 1BN: £330,000 (2017–2008).
Nearby sales in SL7 1BN
Flat 2, 18 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
Sold May 2017
£272,000Flat 1, 18 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
Sold Jun 2014
£365,000Bush House, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
Sold Mar 2014
£330,00010 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
Sold Sept 2010
£860,00012 Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BN
Sold Apr 2004
£685,000
Everything we know about 4 Institute Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Institute Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Institute Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.6 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB