Rainhill Spring, Stoney Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DP

Rainhill Spring is a detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 451 m² (around 4855 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 451 m² the property is well over the postcode median (292 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,007,000 sits 62.5% above the 2001 sale of £1,850,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. 11 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.