8 Grays Lane, Downley, High Wycombe, HP13 5TZ

8 Grays Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Downley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP13 5TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 568 sq ft) and council tax band D. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–148 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2009) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 25.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 100.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.