Buttercup Barn, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
About Buttercup Barn
Buttercup Barn is a semi-detached house in Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0PT). It has a recorded floor area of 272 m² (around 2928 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (January 2026) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since February 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 272 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Energy performance
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Buttercup Barn was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at Buttercup Barn, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
- Aug 2022RenovationOutcome in report
Retention of enlarged residential curtilage around the Buttercup and Zighy Barns and the full-sized opening door in the eastern elevation.
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01794/RET
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Sales history & valuation
Buttercup Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0PT: £650,000 (2020–2015).
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Sold Mar 2019
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Sold Sept 2018
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Sold Jul 2018
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Sold Jan 2015
£550,000
Versus other Birch Lane homes
Buttercup Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
272 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Flaunden Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Chenies School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB