32 Apple Cottages, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0EZ

32 Apple Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £740,000 is 17.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £630,000.