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Get started1 Birches Rise is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the 29th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £225,000 in March 2025. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 54 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 42 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Birches Rise has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 23 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 23 years.
Years Held for 1 Birches Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £2,668
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Desborough Park Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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26 March 2025Most recent
£225,000
+19.7%over 4 years5 February 2021
£188,000
+13.9%over 5 years11 March 2015
£165,000
-1.2%over 6 years28 March 2008
£167,000
+31.5%over 3 years21 January 2005
£127,000
+28.3%over 3 years28 October 2001
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 3AQ: £147,000 (2024–2023).
8 Birches Rise West Wycombe Road High Wycombe
Sold Nov 2024
19 Birches Rise West Wycombe Road High Wycombe
Sold Nov 2023
18 Birches Rise West Wycombe Road High Wycombe
Sold Jul 2023
25 Birches Rise West Wycombe Road High Wycombe
Sold Jun 2023
31 Birches Rise West Wycombe Road High Wycombe
Sold May 2023
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
HP12 3LZ
Closest school
0.5 km
The Disraeli School. 18 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
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