8 The Square, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1ER

8 The Square is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 61 m² this is the 15th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file.

It hasn't traded since August 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 61 m² the property is well over the postcode median (29 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 502.8% above the 1995 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 72.4% below the postcode norm.