19 Briery Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7AP

19 Briery Way is a one-bedroom detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–127 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 45 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 35 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 53.6% above the 2005 sale of £110,000.