15 Blair Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QJ

15 Blair Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 19th 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.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 46.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.