What kind of home is Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB?

Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB is a semi-detached house.

When did Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB last change hands?

Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB last sold for £210,000 in October 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £88,950 in November 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between November 2001 and October 2018, Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB rose from £88,950 to £210,000, a change of £121,050. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB have?

The current EPC rating for Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB?

Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft). That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HP3 0TB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB use?

The latest EPC at Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB?

Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB is in council tax band C.

Which area is Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB in?

Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB sits in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead. It falls within the HP3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB?

Police records around Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB?

The closest primary school to Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB is Bovingdon Primary Academy (378m).

What is the nearest station to Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB?

The closest bus stop to Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, HP3 0TB is Austins Mead, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0TB

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Anvil Close

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

Anvil Close is a semi-detached house in Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hemel Hempstead (HP3 0TB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Anvil Close, where floor areas span 38–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 5 EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Anvil Close, Flat 5, Yew Tree Drive, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Anvil Close has no planning applications on record.

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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£205,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£210,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

4 October 2018Most recent
£210,000
+57.3%over 12 years
23 January 2006
£133,500
+4.3%over 2 years
18 December 2003
£128,000
+43.9%over 2 years
29 November 2001
£88,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 0TB: £250,000 (2022–2016).

Nearby sales in HP3 0TB

On the street

Versus other Yew Tree Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Anvil Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£5,385

Street avg £5,061

Strongly above

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Austins Mead — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Bovingdon Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HP3 0TB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

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