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

14 Birches Rise is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AQ). 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. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 26th 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.

It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £198,000 sits 180.9% above the 1999 sale of £70,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 42 EPCs).