What kind of home is 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ last sold for £367,500 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £117,000 in December 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ changed over time?

Across 5 sales between December 1999 and June 2021, 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ rose from £117,000 to £367,500, a change of £250,500. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. It has improved from a D recorded in October 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP2 5DJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ use?

The latest EPC at 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ in?

18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ sits in Hemel Hempstead. It falls within the HP2 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

Police records around 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ show an average of 332 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

The closest primary school to 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ is George Street Primary School (233m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Laureate Academy (893m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, HP2 5DJ is The Old Town Hall, 141m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5DJ

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Chapel Cottages

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

18 Chapel Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £367,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2020

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 July 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2020from Oct 2009

EPC improved fromD68toC70

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Chapel Cottages has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£367,500

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£367,500
+70.1%over 10 years
17 December 2010
£216,000
+16.8%over 5 years
20 July 2005
£185,000
+48.0%over 5 years
25 April 2000
£125,000
+6.8%
3 December 1999
£117,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP2 5DJ: £420,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in HP2 5DJ

On the street

Versus other Chapel Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 18 Chapel Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,742

Street avg £4,149

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

332/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Old Town Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

George Street Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP2 5DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP2 5DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low

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70 dB

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Common questions

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