Flat 1, 7 Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (32–61 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

A recent sale: £380,000 in March 2025. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 130.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.