51 Crescent Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AJ

51 Crescent Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.

It hasn't traded since May 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. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 259.5% above the 1998 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm.