1 Watercress Row, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RS
About 1 Watercress Row
1 Watercress Row is an end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (May 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -16.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 23.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 42.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valid until 25 May 2032
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Planning history
1 Watercress Row has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Watercress Row changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -16.3% per year over 1 year.
£475,000
Growth on file: -16.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
8 June 2022Most recent
£475,000
-39.5%30 May 2022
£785,000
+30.2%over 1 year3 February 2021
£602,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP1 2RS: £550,000 (2022–2006).
Versus other London Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Watercress Row runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £4,547
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 years
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Crime
245/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Watermill Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Pixies Hill Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB