142a, Flat 2, Kingsmead Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1JB

142a is a semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP11 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 648 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2008) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 60 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in 142a, where floor areas span 48–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 76).

Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 51.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 17.5% below the 2006 sale of £550,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£849/sq ft) was about 205.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 40 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).