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53 Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AQ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 53 Alexandra Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

53 Alexandra Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2011. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £538,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

53 Alexandra Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

1 application on record at 53 Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AQ

1decisions7documents4nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
  1. Apr 2011
    SubdivisionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of dwelling into two flats

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    4/00212/11/FUL
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 4 notable nearby
  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

53 Alexandra Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£560,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£538,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 June 2022Most recent

    £538,000

    +27.3%over 4 years

  2. 14 June 2018

    £422,500

    +70.4%over 13 years

  3. 10 August 2004

    £248,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP2 4AQ: £463,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Alexandra Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

53 Alexandra Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£4,598

Street avg £3,650

Above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 124 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 53 Alexandra Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£547k

1 Blackberry Way

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3 bed2 bath
£539k

1 Caister Close

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3 bed2 bath
£499k

1 Cumberlow Place

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.
Full Hemel Hempstead report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fernville Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

George Street Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP2 4AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP2 4AQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP2 4AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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