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

6 Birches Rise is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 15th 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 October 1998, a hold of 28 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 £174,000 sits 200% above the 1998 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 41.4% below the postcode norm.