Felden Hurst, Flat 3, Felden Lane, Felden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0BE

Felden Hurst is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Felden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Felden Hurst, where floor areas span 33–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.