16 Blair Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QJ

16 Blair Close is a two-bedroom mid-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 1967-1975 and council tax band B. 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 24). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 53% above the 2006 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).