The Spinney, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS

The Spinney is a five-bedroom detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 560 m² (around 6028 sq ft) and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 560 m² the property is well over the postcode median (279 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £2,546,000 sits 115.8% above the 2010 sale of £1,180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.