Fareham House, Flat 18, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1DZ

Fareham House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 24 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). On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 19% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.