Semi-Detached

33 FORGE CLOSE

HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PY

£572,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View HP15 6PY

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Unknown	0.5 miles
University	Buckinghamshire New University	2.4 miles
Train station	Great Missenden	2.8 miles
Hospital	Marlow Community Hospital	7.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

99 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£572,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,778/m²

Local average

£490,865 (24 sales)

Street crime

28 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 01/12/2020

Expiry date: 30/11/2030

Current heating cost: £540/year

Potential heating cost: £507/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	04/03/2026	£572,000	Semi-detached	—	£573,666 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£572,000
listed	28/10/2025	£580,000
sold	01/01/2018	£409,000
sold	01/01/2007	£275,000
sold	01/01/2004	£212,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
16 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT	£300,000	08/12/2025	Semi-detached
2 RIDINGS COTTAGES, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6QQ	£245,000	05/12/2025	Semi-detached
5 WEATHERCOCK GARDENS, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TA	£515,000	05/12/2023	Semi-detached
56 ORCHARD WAY, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6QU	£543,000	28/09/2023	Semi-detached
1 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT	£355,000	05/05/2023	Semi-detached
1 HOGG LANE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PZ	£465,000	03/03/2023	Semi-detached
8 CHERRYTREE CLOSE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6RP	£415,000	11/11/2022	Semi-detached
7 WEATHERCOCK GARDENS, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TA	£564,950	27/10/2022	Semi-detached
36 CAMPBELLS RIDE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TQ	£430,000	25/10/2022	Semi-detached
WOODLEA POND APPROACH, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6SZ	£600,000	20/10/2022	Semi-detached
23 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT	£350,000	03/10/2022	Semi-detached
38 EARL HOWE ROAD, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PX	£665,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
15 ORCHARD WAY, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6RF	£625,000	29/07/2022	Semi-detached
28 EARL HOWE ROAD, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PX	£465,000	22/07/2022	Semi-detached
3 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT	£340,000	18/07/2022	Semi-detached
25 EARL HOWE ROAD, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PU	£570,000	27/05/2022	Semi-detached
17 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT	£335,000	25/05/2022	Semi-detached
34 CAMPBELLS RIDE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TQ	£410,000	30/03/2022	Semi-detached
6A PARISH PIECE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6SW	£735,000	04/02/2022	Semi-detached
40 HOGG LANE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PZ	£705,000	10/12/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £481,648 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -3.6%

10y growth 24.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Buckinghamshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.6%

5y (index) 16.6%

10y (index) 28.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Buckinghamshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,328/mo

Realistic £1,476/mo

Optimistic £1,624/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Buckinghamshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Milton Keynes: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Rental comparables are temporarily unavailable while listing-site fetches are paused. Try again later.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £184,500

Target investor price (1%) £147,600

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	15
Other theft	4
Public order	4
Anti-social behaviour	2
Criminal damage and arson	2
Other crime	1
Total incidents	28

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Holmer Green Senior School	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 24 Jun 2016
Holmer Green Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 20 Oct 2012
Holmer Green First School and Pre-School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 May 2013
Cedar Park School & Nursery	Primary	1.0 miles	Good — 5 May 2015
Widmer End Community Combined School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 27 Sep 2023

FENSA

Checking FENSA certificates for this address. Refresh in a few minutes.

# 33 FORGE CLOSE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PY

## Property details

- Slug: `eee80f1` (address key hash: `eee80f1fc9ad9687df10f412e9f119dc0975bcb6`)
- Postcode: HP15 6PY
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 99 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £572,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,778/m²
- Local average: £490,865 (24 sales)
- Street crime: 28 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £572,000
- Date: 2026-03-04
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 30/11/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £540/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3890-6092-0522-9001-1203)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-04 | £572,000 | Semi-detached | — | £573,666 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-dbce-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 FORGE CLOSE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PY | £572,000 | 04/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168719291](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/16514f2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £572,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-28 | £580,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £409,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £275,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £212,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT | £300,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 RIDINGS COTTAGES, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6QQ | £245,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 WEATHERCOCK GARDENS, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TA | £515,000 | 05/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 56 ORCHARD WAY, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6QU | £543,000 | 28/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT | £355,000 | 05/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 HOGG LANE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PZ | £465,000 | 03/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 CHERRYTREE CLOSE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6RP | £415,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 WEATHERCOCK GARDENS, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TA | £564,950 | 27/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 CAMPBELLS RIDE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TQ | £430,000 | 25/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| WOODLEA POND APPROACH, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6SZ | £600,000 | 20/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT | £350,000 | 03/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 38 EARL HOWE ROAD, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PX | £665,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 ORCHARD WAY, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6RF | £625,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 EARL HOWE ROAD, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PX | £465,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT | £340,000 | 18/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 EARL HOWE ROAD, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PU | £570,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 HOLMER PLACE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TT | £335,000 | 25/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 CAMPBELLS RIDE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6TQ | £410,000 | 30/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6A PARISH PIECE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6SW | £735,000 | 04/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 40 HOGG LANE, HOLMER GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP15 6PZ | £705,000 | 10/12/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £481,648 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -3.6%
- **10y growth:** 24.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Buckinghamshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 28.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Buckinghamshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,328/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,476/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,624/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Milton Keynes (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £184,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £147,600

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **28** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Holmer Green Senior School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 24 Jun 2016 |
| Holmer Green Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 20 Oct 2012 |
| Holmer Green First School and Pre-School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 May 2013 |
| Cedar Park School & Nursery | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 5 May 2015 |
| Widmer End Community Combined School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 27 Sep 2023 |