87 Burns Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NW

87 Burns Drive is a semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7NW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the 10th 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 43), 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, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 327.2% above the 1998 sale of £40,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 57.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).