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Upper Dodds, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
235 m²
2530 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Upper Dodds

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

Upper Dodds is a five-bedroom detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 235 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (279 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold March 2023 for £1,375,000.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • LandYes
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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.

Upper Dodds's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

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

2 applications on record at Upper Dodds, Hempstead Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0DS

2decisions1extensions28documents2nearby
  1. Oct 2023
    Outline
    Outcome in report

    Construct new swimming pool building and adjacent plant room building

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    23/01456/LDP
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Upper Dodds valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£1,375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2023Most recent

    £1,375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0DS: £1,387,000 (2023–2017).

On the street

Versus other Hempstead Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Upper Dodds lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,851

Street avg £4,463

Strongly above

Floor Area

235 m²

Street avg 307 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 11.5 t/year

Below
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.1m

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4 bed
£2.5m

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£604k

1 Anson Close, Bovingdon

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4 bed2 bath
£584k

1 Ashridge Close, Bovingdon

HP3 0QG

4 bed2 bath
£812k

1 Cross Farm Mews, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon

HP3 0RL

3 bed
£703k

1 Bell Green, Church Street, Bovingdon

HP3 0LX

3 bed3 bath
£1.2m

1 Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon

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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.
Full Hemel Hempstead report

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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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
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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