1 Friars Gardens, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, HP14 4LT

1 Friars Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4LT). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 179 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £840,000 is 20% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.