Flat 1, 224 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AR

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AR). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 10.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £149,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 37 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 50 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).