Property data
Sale history
£57,000 on Feb 1996
Internal area
74 square metres (797 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £770 per square metre (£72 per square foot) in Feb 1996. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £3,663 per square metre (£340 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Feb 1996 £57,000 £770 £271,097 £3,663

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 74 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £271,097. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Chesham are now selling for between £4,710 and £6,100 per square metre (£437 and £566 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 74 m², this implies a valuation between £349,000 and £451,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
2
Type
Flat
Council tax band
B
Company ownership
Title number
BM172291
Tenure
Leasehold/other
Title address
458 Waterside, Chesham
Owner
PARADIGM HOMES CHARITABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Company reference number: IP27789R)
Proprietor address: 1 Glory Park Avenue, Wooburn Green, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 0DF
Price paid on title: £57,000
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 01 Dec 2004
Social housing indicators

This property has been flagged on the basis of:

  • EPC tenure recorded as social rental.
  • Land Registry records the owner as Paradigm Homes Charitable Housing Association Limited (a Regulator of Social Housing registered provider).
EPC Inspections
Summary:
19 July 2021 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
Rental
Tenure:
Social rental
Property type:
1st floor flat in an apartment block with 1 storeys , has 4 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1976 to 1982
Area:
74 sqm (797 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed). Roof: (another dwelling above). Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
23 September 2014 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
Rental
Tenure:
Social rental
Property type:
1st floor flat in an apartment block with 1 storeys , has 3 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1950 to 1966
Area:
56 sqm (603 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: (another dwelling above). Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Frequently asked questions

458 Waterside is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £271,097.
  • Based on an internal area of 74 m² and recent prices in Chesham, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £349,000 to £451,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 458 Waterside last sold for £57,000 in February 1996.

HouseMetric shows 458 Waterside as 74 m² (797 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 2 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is D, from an inspection dated 19 July 2021. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 458 Waterside was in council tax band B. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

458 Waterside is in postcode HP5 1QF, in Chesham. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Waterside, HP5 1QF or analysis of the Chesham property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 2 July 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.