7 Bourne End Cottages, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RH

7 Bourne End Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 2RH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.

It hasn't traded since November 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 63.5% above the 2004 sale of £222,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.