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

17 Birches Rise is a one-bedroom mid-terrace 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. 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. 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 £174,000 sits 200% above the 1998 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 40% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).