Garden Cottage, Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0LD). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £814,000 is 12.3% above the 2018 sale price. Sold November 2018 for £725,000.
Energy performance
Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
6 applications on record at Garden Cottage, Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
- Jun 2019DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing garage. Construction of new Dwelling.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/00514/19/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2024Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2022Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£814,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 2018Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0LD: £715,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in HP3 0LD
2 Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
Sold Jan 2021
£855,0001c, Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
Sold Jul 2020
£495,0001a, Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
Sold Jun 2020
£640,000The Lodge, Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
Sold Feb 2020
£950,000Phillimore, Bovingdon Green, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LD
Sold Jan 2020
£715,000
Versus other Bovingdon Green homes
EPC Rating for Garden Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,708
Street avg £4,959
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
211/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Grange — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bovingdon Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







