50a, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BQ
About 50a
50a is an end-of-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP12 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 9th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–315 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 48 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 45.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £124,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
50a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
50a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 23 years.
£124,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2022Most recent
£124,000
-21.0%over 1 year16 August 2020
£157,000
+282.9%over 21 years29 April 1999
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP12 3BQ: £265,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in HP12 3BQ
7d, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BQ
Sold Mar 2025
£240,00042 Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BQ
Sold May 2024
£265,00050 Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BQ
Sold Jan 2024
£310,0008 Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BQ
Sold Jan 2024
£333,50011a, Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3BQ
Sold Jan 2023
£112,000
Versus other Desborough Park Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 50a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,884
Street avg £2,878
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.6 km
Millbrook Combined 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







