Flat 5, 185 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AF

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (57–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 57 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £198,000.