13 Benchleys Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2AQ

13 Benchleys Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 is 17.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 70.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £480,000.