56 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
About 56 West Valley Road
56 West Valley Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £595,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 56 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
- Aug 2001ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY
Extension- Reference
- 4/01183/01/FHA
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJan 2002Decision
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Sales history & valuation
56 West Valley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£595,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£595,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0AW: £567,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in HP3 0AW
74 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
Sold Oct 2025
£540,00066 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
Sold Jul 2025
£567,00062 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
Sold Jan 2025
£530,00061 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
Sold Sept 2022
£600,00067 West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW
Sold Feb 2022
£575,000
Versus other West Valley Road homes
56 West Valley Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,561
Street avg £5,360
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Manorville Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Two Waters Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB







