Fareham House, Flat 5, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1DZ

Fareham House is a semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 426 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 40 m² this is the 13th 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.

At 40 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 40% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.