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Westbrook Cottage, Bushfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DR

1 planning record

Estimated value

£730,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£760,000)-4%
  • Against HP3 0DR's recent median (£1,050,000)-30%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£730,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£760,000)-4%
  • Against HP3 0DR's recent median (£1,050,000)-30%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Westbrook Cottage is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP3 0DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    94 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in HP3 0DR

    5 sales, median £1,050,000 (2020–2014)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2025Most recent

    £760,000

    +16.9%over 9 years

  2. 24 March 2016

    £650,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0DR: £1,050,000 (2020–2014).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Westbrook Cottage, Bushfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Westbrook Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Westbrook Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £760,000. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (257 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£751/sq ft) was about 98.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2026

Current Certificate
Mar 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 March 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Westbrook Cottage, Bushfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Westbrook Cottage, Bushfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DR

1decisions1extensions23documents2nearby
  1. Jan 2026
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey rear extension and two storey side and rear extension. Replacement of Porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    23 docs on file
    Reference
    25/02729/FHA
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On the street

Versus other Bushfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Westbrook Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£8,085

Street avg £4,664

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 255 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 10.3 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

211/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Little Hay Golf Course — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Bovingdon Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bovingdon Primary AcademyPrimary1.1km
  • Pixies Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
  • St Rose's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary2.7km
  • Oakleaf PrimaryPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Little Hay Golf CourseBus stop171m
  • Little Hay Golf CourseBus stop220m
  • Bobsleigh HotelBus stop430m
  • Bury RiseBus stop814m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences937 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour630 reports23%
  • Other Theft265 reports10%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson174 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP3 0DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP3 0DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP3 0DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Westbrook Cottage is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP3 0DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Westbrook Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Westbrook Cottage was lodged in March 2016 at band D and expired in March 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Westbrook Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP3 0DR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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