172 West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BU
About 172 West Street
172 West Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marlow (SL7 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 sits 83.1% above the 2006 sale of £355,000. At 71 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
172 West Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
172 West Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 August 2006Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 2BU: £823,750 (2023–2016).
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Versus other West Street homes
Years Held for 172 West Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £6,199
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB