251a, West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AS

251a is a semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the 5th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–240 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 77.9% below the 2019 sale of £840,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,858/sq ft) was about 559% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £840,000.