53 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NP

53 Burns Drive is a semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7NP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 30 units on file.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 181% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 29 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £203,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.