The Old Chapel, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT

The Old Chapel is a detached house in Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0PT). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £912,000 sits 65.8% above the 2015 sale of £550,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 48.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.