3 The Wye, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6EJ

3 The Wye is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 6EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 95.2% above the 2007 sale of £186,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 20 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.