Lacemakers Cottage, High Street, West Wycombe, High Wycombe, HP14 3AG

Lacemakers Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in West Wycombe, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2010–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £795,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.