Little Hay Cottage, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
About Little Hay Cottage
Little Hay Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in September 2002. At 146 m² it sits well below the postcode median (279 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £991,000 sits 102.2% above the 2002 sale of £490,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Little Hay Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2019
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at Little Hay Cottage, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
- Jul 2003DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY, CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION. DEMOLITION OF GARAGE, REPLACEMENT AND REPOSITIONING OF GARAGE
Extension- Reference
- 4/00783/03/FHA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2010Decision
- DemolitionApr 2008Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£991,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 September 2002Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0DS: £1,387,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in HP3 0DS
Bramhope, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
Sold Oct 2023
£1,800,000Upper Dodds, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
Sold Mar 2023
£1,375,000Woodcote, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
Sold Jun 2021
£1,620,000Beechwood, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
Sold Jun 2020
£1,387,000Wingates, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS
Sold Oct 2019
£1,052,000
Versus other Hempstead Road homes
Little Hay Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,359
Street avg £4,712
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 315 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 11.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Little Hay Golf Course — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Bovingdon Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







