23 Chiltern Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 3SZ

23 Chiltern Ridge is a three-bedroom detached house in High Wycombe (HP14 3SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 sits 225.6% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 46.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 16 EPCs).