1 Charity Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, High Wycombe, HP14 4QY

1 Charity Cottages is a semi-detached house in Naphill, High Wycombe, High Wycombe (HP14 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–147 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 29.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,012/sq ft) was about 161.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.