168 West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BU
About 168 West Street
168 West Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marlow (SL7 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 616 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 31). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 8 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. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 92.5% above the 2011 sale of £239,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 15 years since the last transfer (October 2011).
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
168 West Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
168 West Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for single storey side infill extension with insertion of two lantern rooflights in flat roof element
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/07387/FUL
- Dec 2011ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Listed Building application for single storey side infill extension with insertion of two lantern rooflights in flat roof element. Removal of internal chimney breasts & Internal alterations to form new shower room on the first floor
Listed- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/07388/LBC
What's in 168 West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£239,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 October 2011Most recent
£239,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 2BU: £823,750 (2023–2016).
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Versus other West Street homes
Price per m² for 168 West Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,182
Street avg £6,335
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Spinfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB