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1 Balfour Mews, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0SE

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 1 Balfour Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Balfour Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0SE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 72 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 72 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 29.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 56.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Balfour Mews's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2025

Current Certificate
Jan 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 29 January 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Balfour Mews, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Balfour Mews has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Balfour Mews valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£239,950

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 September 2015Most recent

    £239,950

    +42.0%over 5 years

  2. 19 August 2010

    £169,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0SE: £219,950 (2023–2013).

On the street

Versus other Balfour Mews homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Balfour Mews runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £2,957

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Balfour Mews

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£288k

1 Corner Cottage, High Street, Bovingdon

HP3 0HG

2 bed1 bath
£393k

1 Boundary Cottages, Chipperfield Road, Bovingdon

HP3 0JT

2 bed
£451k

1 Apple Cottages, Bovingdon

HP3 0EZ

2 bed
£475k

1 Church Street, Bovingdon

HP3 0LU

2 bed
£941k

1 Box Lane

HP3 0DH

2 bed2 bath
£449k

1 Austins Mead, Bovingdon

HP3 0JX

3 bed1 bath
£517k

1 Bunting Close

HP3 0FX

3 bed2 bath
£560k

1 Claverton Close, Bovingdon

HP3 0QP

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.
Full Hemel Hempstead report

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

Telephone Exchange — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bovingdon Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP3 0SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP3 0SE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP3 0SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Balfour Mews, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0SE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.