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Get started8 Gade Valley Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£550/sq ft) was about 119% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in July 2024.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Gade Valley Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 3 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 3 years.
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8 Gade Valley Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,915
Street avg £2,586
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
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19 July 2024Most recent
£420,000
+12.8%over 3 years30 March 2021
£372,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP1 3BW: £234,950 (2013–2006).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
HP1 3BS
Piper's Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB