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1 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ

6 sales on record

Estimated value

£220,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£225,000)-2%
  • Against HP12 3AQ's recent median (£164,000)+34%

Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£220,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£225,000)-2%
  • Against HP12 3AQ's recent median (£164,000)+34%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Birches Rise is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP12 3AQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    54 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2024

  • Sales of this home

    6 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in HP12 3AQ

    5 sales, median £164,000 (2026–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Birches Rise has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2025Most recent

    £225,000

    +19.7%over 4 years

  2. 5 February 2021

    £188,000

    +13.9%over 5 years

  3. 11 March 2015

    £165,000

    -1.2%over 6 years

  4. 28 March 2008

    £167,000

    +31.5%over 3 years

  5. 21 January 2005

    £127,000

    +28.3%over 3 years

  6. 27 October 2001

    £99,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 3AQ: £164,000 (2026–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Birches Rise

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 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.

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). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 December 2034

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromD59toE54
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
67%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birches Rise has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Birches Rise homes

Four headline reads against 42 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Birches Rise lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,167

Street avg £2,694

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the High Wycombe district page.
Full High Wycombe report

Crime

125/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Desborough Park Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

The Disraeli School. 18 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • The Disraeli SchoolPrimary505m
  • Millbrook Combined SchoolPrimary620m
  • Oakridge SchoolPrimary798m
  • The Downley SchoolPrimary1.4km

Nearest stops

  • Desborough Park RoadBus stop74m
  • Cotswold WayBus stop144m
  • Middlebrook RoadBus stop256m
  • Brecon WayBus stop323m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences768 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour296 reports14%
  • Shoplifting206 reports10%
  • Other Theft187 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP12 3AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP12 3AQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP12 3AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Birches Rise is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, its 6 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP12 3AQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 6 sales are recorded for 1 Birches Rise. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Birches Rise was lodged in December 2024 at band E and is valid until December 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Birches Rise. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 18 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP12 3AQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Birches Rise is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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