Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
3 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£571,000
- Since the 2017 sale (£480,000)+19%
- Against HP3 0LU's recent median (£375,000)+52%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£571,000
- Against its 2017 sale (£480,000)+19%
- Against HP3 0LU's recent median (£375,000)+52%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Church Street is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP3 0LU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
89 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2015
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in HP3 0LU
5 sales, median £375,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
Sales timeline
18 May 2017Most recent
£480,000
+98.3%over 17 years6 April 2000
£242,000
+44.0%over 2 years1 July 1997
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0LU: £375,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in HP3 0LU
18 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
Sold Jun 2025
£860,00011 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
Sold Mar 2024
£375,00017 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
Sold Feb 2022
£365,0006 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
Sold Sept 2021
£600,0004 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
Sold Dec 2016
£770,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Church Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Church Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 is 19% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2025
Current Certificate
Nov 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 November 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at 8 Church Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0LU
2decisions14documents2nearby
- Sept 2019OutbuildingHeritageOutcome in report
Construction of side car port
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/01726/19/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingSept 2019Decision
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- All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
- The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 Church Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,393
Street avg £5,979
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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.
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
0.2 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bovingdon Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Bovingdon Primary AcademyPrimary233m
Nearest stops
- Memorial HallBus stop233m
- Austins MeadBus stop238m
- Hempstead RoadBus stop387m
- Nye WayBus stop414m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences937 reports34%
- Anti-social Behaviour630 reports23%
- Other Theft265 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson174 reports6%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP3 0LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Church Street is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP3 0LU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Church Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Church Street was lodged in November 2015 at band E and expired in November 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 8 Church Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP3 0LU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Church Street is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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