Zighy Barn, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
About Zighy Barn
Zighy 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.
At 272 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 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). 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 5 refused.
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 January 2036
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 Zighy Barn was refused — worth checking the council file.
6 applications on record at Zighy Barn, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
- Mar 2022ConditionsOutcome in report
Details required by Condition 7 (Landscaping) attached to Planning Permission 21/00365/FUL - Raising of roof, Change of roof pitch, Conversion of barn to residential use and changes to fenestration. Repositioning of tree planting screen.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00167/DRC
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsDec 2022Decision
- ConditionsOct 2022Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Zighy Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,383,000
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).
Nearby sales in HP3 0PT
The Coach House, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
Sold May 2020
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Sold Mar 2019
£1,350,0006 Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
Sold Sept 2018
£650,0004 Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
Sold Jul 2018
£635,000The Old Chapel, Birch Lane, Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0PT
Sold Jan 2015
£550,000
Versus other Birch Lane homes
EPC Rating for Zighy Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
272 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 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







