Flat 2, 7 Roughdown Villas Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AX

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–61 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (February 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 38% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.