174 West Street, Marlow, SL7 2BU
About 174 West Street
174 West Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marlow (SL7 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2019 for £448,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 12.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£621/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle, Detached
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
174 West Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 174 West Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2022RenovationConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to 21/06174/FUL (Householder application for window alteration, addition of a new side door and creation of parking bay to front) to allow for replacement of existing fencing and patio and path area
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/07694/VCDN
- Jan 2022HeritageIn report
Listed building consent for window alteration, addition of a new side door and creation of parking bay to front
Listed- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/06175/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 18 years.
£448,500
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2019Most recent
£448,500
+20.4%over 12 years3 January 2007
£372,500
+13.9%over 1 year17 July 2005
£327,000
+18.9%over 3 years25 October 2001
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 2BU: £823,750 (2023–2016).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other West Street homes
174 West Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,688
Street avg £5,917
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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