5 Bevelwood Gardens, High Wycombe, HP12 3EZ

5 Bevelwood Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP12 3EZ). 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 (August 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 42 m² the property is well over the postcode median (30 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 50.4% above the 2006 sale of £121,000.