Fareham House, Flat 27, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1DZ

Fareham House is an end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 38 m² this is the 7th 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, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 70).

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 43.8% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £105,000.