8 Aston View, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7NY

8 Aston View is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7NY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 17th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 50.5% above the 2007 sale of £124,950. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).