8 Loakes Court, Rutland Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2LE

8 Loakes Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP11 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 38.7% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.