What kind of home is 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY last sold for £360,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY have?

The current EPC rating for 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in May 2026. It has improved from a D recorded in March 2022. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 75% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HP13 5AY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY use?

The latest EPC at 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in September 2022 under ref. 22/06245/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY in?

57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY sits in High Wycombe. It falls within the HP13 postcode district.

What is crime like near 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

Police records around 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY show an average of 223 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

The closest primary school to 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY is Highworth Combined School and Nursery (613m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (524m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY?

The closest bus stop to 57 Tower Street, HP13 5AY is Kingshill Road, 116m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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57 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 57 Tower Street

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

57 Tower Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Wycombe (HP13 5AY). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 32.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2022 for £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2026

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 May 2036

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2026from Mar 2022

EPC improved fromD62toC75

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Windows

Full DoubleHigh Performance

High performance glazing installed

Walls

Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

27%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 57 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

57 Tower Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 57 Tower Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5AY

1decisions1extensions11documents11nearby

Sept 2022
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for construction of single storey rear extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
22/06245/FUL
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£360,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 June 2022Most recent
£360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP13 5AY: £380,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in HP13 5AY

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.

On epc rating, 57 Tower Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,707

Street avg £3,603

Strongly below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full High Wycombe report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

223/mo

Falling 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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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· 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

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Common questions

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