1 Ash Grove, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9TL
About 1 Ash Grove
1 Ash Grove is a semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 9TL). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £435,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 Ash Grove 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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Ash Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 27 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2022Most recent
£435,000
+544.4%over 27 years31 August 1995
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP3 9TL: £340,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in HP3 9TL
Versus other Ash Grove homes
On price per m², 1 Ash Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,649
Street avg £3,573
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oliver Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Belswains Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







