4 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
About 4 Church Cottages
4 Church Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 892 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. 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 (March 2009) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 27). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £375,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 17.6% above the 2019 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Church Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A new windows application was refused at 4 Church Cottages in 2024.
4 applications on record at 4 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
- Jul 2011HeritageOutcome in report
Pergola
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/00840/11/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationNov 2024Decision
- RenovationSept 2024Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
4 Church Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2019Most recent
£375,000
+4.2%over 3 years11 December 2015
£360,000
+22.0%over 2 years16 May 2013
£295,000
+8.3%over 3 years26 February 2010
£272,500
-0.9%over 2 years23 October 2007
£275,000
+1.9%over 3 years1 April 2004
£270,000
+61.2%over 3 years14 June 2000
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP1 3BU: £275,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in HP1 3BU
3 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
Sold Nov 2024
£427,5001 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
Sold May 2021
£246,5007 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
Sold Aug 2018
£275,0005 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
Sold Mar 2007
£270,0002 Church Cottages, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BU
Sold Mar 2005
£196,000
Versus the street
4 Church Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,526
Street avg £6,339
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







