20 Ashby Court, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QL

20 Ashby Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 18th 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.

Held since December 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 70.3% above the 2004 sale of £111,000.