Flat 1, 162 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1BA

Flat 1 is a detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft). At 53 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–77 m². The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 61% below the 2013 sale of £620,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,087/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 59 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2013.