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Little Hay Cottage, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS

4 planning records

Estimated value

£1,016,000

  • Since the 2002 sale (£490,000)+107%
  • Against HP3 0DS's recent median (£1,750,000)-42%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
146 m²
1570 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band G
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

£1,016,000

  • Against its 2002 sale (£490,000)+107%
  • Against HP3 0DS's recent median (£1,750,000)-42%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Little Hay Cottage is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HP3 0DS. 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

    146 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2009

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2002

  • Recent sales in HP3 0DS

    5 sales, median £1,750,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull 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. 25 September 2002Most recent

    £490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0DS: £1,750,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Little Hay Cottage, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS. 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 Little Hay Cottage

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

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 12 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 £1,016,000 sits 107.3% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

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

Current Certificate
May 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 May 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Little Hay Cottage, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

4decisions3extensions11documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jul 2003
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. DemolitionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Hempstead Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Little Hay Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,359

Street avg £4,881

Below

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 309 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 11.4 t/year

On par
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

0.1 km

Little Hay Golf Course — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Bovingdon Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bovingdon Primary AcademyPrimary889m
  • Pixies Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
  • Oakleaf PrimaryPrimary2.9km
  • St Rose's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Little Hay Golf CourseBus stop117m
  • Bobsleigh HotelBus stop143m
  • Little Hay Golf CourseBus stop286m
  • Vicarage LaneBus stop737m

Most reported crime locally

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

Go deeper on the local area

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 0DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP3 0DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP3 0DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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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 Little Hay Cottage is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HP3 0DS. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Little Hay 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 Little Hay Cottage was lodged in May 2009 at band F and expired in May 2019, 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. 4 applications are matched to Little Hay 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 0DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Little Hay Cottage is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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