Fareham House, Flat 15, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1DZ

Fareham House is a mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Fareham House (36–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £145,000 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 184% above the typical sold price in the postcode.