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About 5 Tower Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Tower Street is a semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP13 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 sits 57.9% above the 2022 sale of £328,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2022 for £328,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for construction of single storey front porch extension and single storey ground floor rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£328,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Tower Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Tower Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,624
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the High Wycombe district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP13 5AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 50 points of interest in total.
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