71 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NW

71 Burns Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7NW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 20th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold December 2019 for £180,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 64.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.