56b, West Valley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AW

56b is a two-bedroom detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 24.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.