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81 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NW

6 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 81 Burns Drive

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

81 Burns Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7NW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 13th 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 (November 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £188,500 in December 2024. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 78.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingOff street
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2014from May 2014
EPC improved fromE44toF25
Nov 2019from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromF25toE45
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th century2nd Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 81 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

81 Burns Drive has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 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.

Price for 81 Burns Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£188,500

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2024Most recent

    £188,500

    +0.8%over 7 years

  2. 16 February 2017

    £187,000

    +52.0%over 10 years

  3. 3 August 2006

    £123,000

    +17.1%over 2 years

  4. 2 October 2003

    £105,000

    +42.9%over 1 year

  5. 15 March 2002

    £73,500

    +58.9%over 3 years

  6. 13 August 1998

    £46,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP2 7NW: £190,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Burns Drive homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 81 Burns Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,847

Street avg £2,874

Above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 50 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 81 Burns Drive

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

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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.
£378k

1 Birch Leys

HP2 7SA

2 bed1 bath
£390k

1 Argus Gardens

HP2 7AU

2 bed2 bath
£416k

1 Catherine Close

HP2 7LN

3 bed
£435k

1 Burns Drive

HP2 7NP

3 bed1 bath
£436k

1 Blair Close

HP2 7QJ

3 bed1 bath
£478k

1 Admiral Avenue

HP2 7BP

3 bed2 bath
£489k

1 Burgundy Drive

HP2 7BX

3 bed2 bath
£178k

1 Briery Way

HP2 7AP

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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Dunster Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Holtsmere End Junior 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 7NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP2 7NW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP2 7NW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

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 81 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.