3 Cherry Orchard, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3NQ

3 Cherry Orchard is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP1 3NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 86 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 16.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.