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55 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 55 Tower Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

55 Tower Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP13 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 55 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 55 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY

2decisions2extensions10documents11nearby
  1. May 2009
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Householder application for construction of front porch, single storey side and rear extensions

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    09/05628/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision

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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 11 notable nearby
  • The 10 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.

Current estimate

£423,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£385,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 July 2022Most recent

    £385,000

    +102.7%over 15 years
  2. 11 October 2006

    £189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5AY: £360,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Tower Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 55 Tower Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,140

Street avg £3,670

Above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 55 Tower Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

Kingshill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. 20 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP13 5AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP13 5AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP13 5AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 55 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.