Flat, 14 Hillfield Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AB

Flat is a detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 83.4% above the 1998 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 114.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.