1 Cumbrian Way, High Wycombe, HP13 5RY

1 Cumbrian Way is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in High Wycombe (HP13 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–111 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for HMO conversion is awaiting a decision. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 28.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£916/sq ft) was about 485.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.