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3 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU

Listed building6 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
590 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Church Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 590 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. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£724/sq ft) was about 108.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £427,500 in November 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Church Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildListed buildingNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 3 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU

2decisions17documents1nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Oct 2014
    Outbuilding
    Outcome in report

    Retention of garden shed in rear garden

    Retrospective
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    4/01806/14/RET
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Church Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£433,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£427,500

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 November 2024Most recent

    £427,500

    +55.5%over 11 years
  2. 13 June 2013

    £275,000

    +12.7%over 3 years
  3. 22 December 2009

    £244,000

    -2.4%over 2 years
  4. 11 June 2007

    £250,000

    +31.6%over 4 years
  5. 12 June 2002

    £190,000

    +94.9%over 4 years
  6. 26 June 1997

    £97,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP1 3BU: £275,000 (2021–2015).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 3 Church Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,795

Street avg £5,250

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Church Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.

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

Church Meadow — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP1 3BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP1 3BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP1 3BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.