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12 Essex Mead, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6LF

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
100 m²
1074 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 12 Essex Mead

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

12 Essex Mead is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 6LF). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1074 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in March 2003. At 100 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 150.8% above the 2003 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Essex Mead sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Dec 2018

Current Certificate
Dec 2008

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 December 2018

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centuryEnd-Terrace HouseEPC E

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Essex Mead, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Essex Mead has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

3 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.

12 Essex Mead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£132,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2003Most recent

    £132,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP2 6LF: £335,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Essex Mead homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Essex Mead is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,323

Street avg £2,852

Strongly below

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Essex Mead

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£338k

1 Essex Mead

HP2 6LF

3 bed
£348k

1 Avon Square

HP2 6DZ

3 bed
£395k

1 Argyll Road

HP2 6NE

3 bed2 bath
£430k

1 Chequers End, Gaddesden Row

HP2 6HH

3 bed1 bath
£455k

1 Hunting Gate

HP2 6NX

3 bed1 bath
£502k

1 Bradden Cottages, Bradden Lane, Gaddesden Row

HP2 6HZ

3 bed2 bath
£597k

1 Hoo Cottages, Ledgemore Lane, Great Gaddesden

HP2 6HF

3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Basildon Square

HP2 6AS

2 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.
Full Hemel Hempstead report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

332/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Thames Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Astley Cooper School. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP2 6LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP2 6LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP2 6LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Essex Mead, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6LF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.