44 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AE

44 High Street is an end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 94 m² this is the 6th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–178 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 75).

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 87.2% above the 2017 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.