19a, Furlongs, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2QG

19a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 2QG). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 22 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 201.3% above the 1997 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.