23 The Wye, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6EJ

23 The Wye is an end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 6EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2019 for £147,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2012. Past consents include partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 24.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 209% above the typical sold price in the postcode.