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

7 Balfour Mews is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0SE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 534 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the 3rd 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in December 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 50 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 37.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.