49 High Ridge Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AU

49 High Ridge Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Other recorded features include a balcony, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £780,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, partial demolition, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 42.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.