Beeches, Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
About Beeches
Beeches is a detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Beeches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Beeches has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Beeches, Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
- Jan 2006ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/02537/05/FHA
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Sales history & valuation
Beeches has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0AX: £915,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HP3 0AX
Flat 1, 7 Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
Sold Mar 2025
£380,000Chilterns, Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
Sold Jul 2024
£1,050,000St Mawes, Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
Sold Jul 2023
£915,0003 Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
Sold Aug 2022
£1,150,000Flat 3, 7 Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX
Sold Feb 2021
£243,000
Versus other Roughdown Villas Road homes
On floor area, Beeches runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 181 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Hemel Hempstead Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Rose's Catholic Infant School. 20 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB







