2a The Elms, Thame Road, Longwick, Princes Risborough, HP27 9SP

2a The Elms is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Longwick, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 9SP). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 81 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (41–81 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 sits 57.9% above the 2006 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 8 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).