148, Piccotts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AU

148 is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Piccotts End, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 216% above the 1999 sale of £187,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.