14 Barley Croft, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4UY

14 Barley Croft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4UY). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (64–134 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 18 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2014–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 43.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.