45 The Square, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1EP

45 The Square is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band 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 lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (32 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 53 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 89.6% above the 2014 sale of £106,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.