83 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NW

83 Burns Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7NW). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 2nd 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 (June 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 31.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.