163 New Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4RQ

163 New Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP12 4RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 95.1% above the 2006 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 41.9% below the postcode norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.