26 Elmcroft Court, Burnet Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9ES

26 Elmcroft Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (49–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 67.1% above the 2007 sale of £149,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 19 EPCs).