2 Kennel Cottages, Shendish, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AB

2 Kennel Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shendish, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £856,000 sits 52.9% above the 2006 sale of £560,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.