Regency Court, Flat 4, Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4AX

Regency Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the 20th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in Regency Court, where floor areas span 34–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 79.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.