14 Blair Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QJ

14 Blair Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 48 m² this is the 17th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 34.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.