Felden Hurst, Flat 6, Felden Lane, Felden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0BE

Felden Hurst is a two-bedroom detached house in Felden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. At 95 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Felden Hurst (33–95 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 33). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £435,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.