Fareham House, Flat 20, 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 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. At 74 m² this is the 14th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in Fareham House, where floor areas span 36–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 25 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 74 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). Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 sits 76.2% above the 2006 sale of £113,500.