9 Abel Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BL
About 9 Abel Close
9 Abel Close is a semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
9 Abel Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 Abel Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BL
- May 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
2 Storey Side & Rear Extension & single Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00348/FHA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 2021Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP2 4BL: £533,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in HP2 4BL
Versus other Abel Close homes
On price per m², 9 Abel Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,652
Street avg £3,175
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Adeyfield Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







