3 Bryfield Cottages, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
About 3 Bryfield Cottages
3 Bryfield Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0PD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 33.3% below the 2023 sale of £540,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £540,000.
Energy performance
3 Bryfield Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 3 Bryfield Cottages, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
- Mar 2019Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear infill extension and hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/00274/19/LDP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2016.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.7% per year over 7 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 15.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2023Most recent
£540,000
+181.1%over 7 years3 November 2016
£192,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0PD: £456,500 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in HP3 0PD
7 Bryfield Cottages, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
Sold Mar 2022
£450,0002 Bryfield Cottages, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
Sold Dec 2020
£456,5008 Bryfield Cottages, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
Sold Aug 2017
£510,000Harts Hill Farm, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
Sold Oct 2016
£1,660,0005 Bryfield Cottages, Flaunden Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PD
Sold Nov 2009
£190,000
Versus other Flaunden Lane homes
On years held, 3 Bryfield Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,207
Street avg £5,384
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.0 km
Flaunden Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Bovingdon Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







