# 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 |