5 Barnards Hill, Marlow, SL7 2NX
About 5 Barnards Hill
5 Barnards Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Marlow (SL7 2NX). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£613/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,187,850. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Barnards Hill has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for erection of single storey side infill extension (alternative scheme to pp/10/06570/FUL)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/07264/FUL
- Sept 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for construction of single storey side extension incorporating existing single detached garage (incorporated under altered roof).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/06570/FUL
What's in 5 Barnards Hill, Marlow, SL7 2NX's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Barnards Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.
£1,187,850
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£1,187,850
+78.6%over 12 years25 November 2008
£665,000
+320.9%over 12 years8 March 1996
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL7 2NX: £883,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 5 Barnards Hill, 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 Barnards Hill homes
5 Barnards Hill outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,599
Street avg £5,462
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.3 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