14 Castle Mead, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1PR

14 Castle Mead is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 1PR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 sits 81.8% above the 2014 sale of £286,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 126 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 15 EPCs).