Minnis Cottage, Water End Road, Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, HP14 3XE

Minnis Cottage is a detached house in Beacons Bottom, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 3XE). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 97 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 41.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 182.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.