16 Ashby Court, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QL

16 Ashby Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 15th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 35 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 35.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.