240 New Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4RG

240 New Road is a five-bedroom detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 4RG). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. A recent sale: £460,000 in April 2026. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.