31 Barnards Hill, Marlow, SL7 2NX
About 31 Barnards Hill
31 Barnards Hill is a four-bedroom detached house in Marlow (SL7 2NX). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1683 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £848,000 sits 69.6% above the 2009 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 31.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 156 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 31 Barnards Hill
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
31 Barnards Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2000PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of 2-storey side extension and front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 00/05008/FUL
What's in 31 Barnards Hill, Marlow, SL7 2NX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£848,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2009Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 2NX: £883,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 31 Barnards Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Barnards Hill homes
Price per m² for 31 Barnards Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,199
Street avg £5,662
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Ferry Lane Cottages, Ferry Lane, Medmenham
SL7 2HA
1 Brampton Mews, Pound Lane
SL7 2SY
1 Bovingdon Heights
SL7 2JR
1 Abbey Cottages, Ferry Lane, Medmenham
SL7 2HB
1 Bream Close
SL7 2BB
1 Bockmer Farm Cottages, Bockmer End
SL7 2HL
1 Bockmer End Cottage, Bockmer End
SL7 2HL
1 Beechgrove Gardens
SL7 2TH
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
0.3 km
Terrington Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB