1 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
About 1 Boundary Cottages
1 Boundary Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 662 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 52), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 is 35.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Boundary Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Boundary Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 1 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
- Apr 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/00324/12/FHA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2016Decision
- ExtensionNov 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Boundary Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.8% per year over 2 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 31.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2013Most recent
£305,000
+77.0%over 2 years23 November 2011
£172,286
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0JT: £405,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in HP3 0JT
4 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
Sold May 2024
£480,00014 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
Sold Apr 2021
£500,00017 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
Sold Apr 2019
£405,00012 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
Sold Jul 2018
£390,0008 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0JT
Sold Aug 2007
£245,000
Versus other Chipperfield Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Boundary Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,959
Street avg £4,220
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
Flaunden Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Bovingdon Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







