5 Arden Close, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0QS

5 Arden Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0QS). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 145 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £750,000.