21 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ
About 21 Birches Rise
21 Birches Rise is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the 27th 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. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £230,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 53 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 42 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 84.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
21 Birches Rise's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Birches Rise has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
21 Birches Rise has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 20 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£230,000
+70.4%over 6 years22 October 2014
£135,000
-2.2%over 10 years5 December 2003
£138,000
+15.0%over 1 year25 June 2002
£120,000
+28.3%over 1 year5 April 2001
£93,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 3AQ: £152,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in HP12 3AQ
1 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ
Sold Mar 2025
£225,0008 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ
Sold Nov 2024
£113,00019 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ
Sold Nov 2023
£164,00018 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ
Sold Jul 2023
£147,00025 Birches Rise, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AQ
Sold Jun 2023
£152,000
Versus other Birches Rise homes
Price per m² for 21 Birches Rise runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,340
Street avg £2,663
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







