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Get started1 Church Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £246,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Painting over ceiling and wall exposed wooden beams to a lighter colour. Use of water based Earthborn Clay Paint and natural browning wax.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 19 years.
£246,500
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 19 years.
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On habitable rooms, 1 Church Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,245
Street avg £6,100
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
16/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Construction of wooden pergola to the rear door and rose arch with side Gateway.
7 May 2021Most recent
£246,500
+12.0%over 5 years3 August 2015
£220,000
+18.9%over 8 years6 December 2006
£185,000
+23.3%over 3 years6 August 2003
£150,000
+25.0%over 1 year6 December 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP1 3BU: £360,000 (2024–2013).
3 Church Cottages Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead
Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Feb 2019
7 Church Cottages Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead
Sold Aug 2018
5 Church Cottages Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead
Sold Mar 2007
2 Church Cottages Great Gaddesden Hemel Hempstead
Sold Mar 2005
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
HP1 3RA
Church Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB