15 Barkus Way, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, HP14 3RD

15 Barkus Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3RD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the 26th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 55.2% above the 2015 sale of £167,500. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).