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

12 Birches Rise is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 43 units on file.

Held since April 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 320.5% above the 1996 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm.