What type of property is Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX last sold for £560,000 in December 2006, around 19 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £340,000 in May 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between May 1999 and December 2006, Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX rose from £340,000 to £560,000, a change of £220,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

The current EPC rating for Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (1,884 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HP3 0AX. Source: EPC Register.

How is Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX heated?

The latest EPC at Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX located?

Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX sits in Hemel Hempstead. It falls within the HP3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

Police records around Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

The closest primary school to Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX is St Rose's Catholic Infant School (701m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Hemel Hempstead School (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX?

The closest rail stop to Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, HP3 0AX is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, 212m away. The nearest bus option is Hemel Hempstead Railway Station, 249m away.

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Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

175 m²

1884 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Chestnut House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Chestnut House is a five-bedroom detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2006. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,009,000 sits 80.2% above the 2006 sale of £560,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Chestnut House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chestnut House, Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Chestnut House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Chestnut House saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,009,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£560,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

8 December 2006Most recent
£560,000
+300.0%over 1 year
28 February 2005
£140,000
-58.8%over 5 years
13 May 1999
£340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0AX: £915,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in HP3 0AX

On the street

Versus other Roughdown Villas Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Chestnut House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,200

Street avg £3,538

On par

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 174 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.

Full Hemel Hempstead report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP3 0AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP3 0AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

Low

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FAQ

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