26 Copper Beech Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DG

26 Copper Beech Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 281 m² (around 3025 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a corner plot.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 281 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (219 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £1,570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.