Terraced

11 IMPERIAL WAY

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9FJ

£620,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Oliver Rise	0.1 miles
Shop	Head2Toe	0.1 miles
Train station	Apsley	0.2 miles
Hospital	Watford General Hospital	6.4 miles
University	National Film and Television School	11.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

146 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£620,000 Jun 2026

Price per m²

£4,247/m²

Local average

£448,869 (35 sales)

Street crime

200 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 15/05/2019

Expiry date: 14/05/2029

Current heating cost: £661/year

Potential heating cost: £598/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,100

Recommendations

Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	10/06/2026	£620,000	Terraced	—	£622,389 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£620,000
listed	06/03/2025	£625,000
sold	01/01/2002	£265,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
8 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA	£545,000	18/11/2025	Terraced
177 EBBERNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9RD	£567,000	31/10/2025	Terraced
33 OLIVER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PY	£545,000	18/12/2024	Terraced
31 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA	£550,000	30/11/2023	Terraced
148A BELSWAINS LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9XD	£490,000	27/10/2022	Terraced
48 OLIVER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PY	£455,000	25/10/2022	Terraced
1 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA	£442,500	07/10/2022	Terraced
29 OLIVER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PY	£492,500	23/08/2022	Terraced
153 EBBERNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9RD	£367,500	26/05/2022	Terraced
179A EBBERNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9RD	£295,000	08/04/2022	Terraced
52 BELSWAINS LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PP	£440,000	25/01/2022	Terraced
49 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA	£435,000	07/01/2022	Terraced
23 MULREADY WALK, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9FS	£615,000	02/11/2021	Terraced

Area average: £479,962 (13 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 25.8%

10y growth 36.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Dacorum. Series: Terraced. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 4%

5y (index) 13.9%

10y (index) 26%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Dacorum. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,435/mo

Realistic £1,594/mo

Optimistic £1,753/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Dacorum.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South West Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oliver Road, HP3	£1,250/mo	1	0.15 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Harriet House, HP3	£1,150/mo	1	0.17 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Oliver Road, HP3	£950/mo	1	0.25 miles	OpenRent
5 Bed Bungalow, Hempstead Road, WD4	£3,500/mo	5	0.85 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,713/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.19%

Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000

Target investor price (1%) £120,000

Gross yield 2.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 43.1×

Monthly cashflow £-1,387/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -9.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~29 m² (0.01 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	71
Anti-social behaviour	59
Other theft	27
Criminal damage and arson	10
Shoplifting	7
Drugs	5
Burglary	4
Public order	4
Vehicle crime	4
Theft from the person	3
Other crime	2
Possession of weapons	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	200

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Belswains Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 5 Sep 2013
Nash Mills Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 25 Jan 2023
Two Waters Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Chambersbury Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 15 Dec 2022
Tudor Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 28 Mar 2017

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
23/06/2022	17/05/2022	11	2

# 11 IMPERIAL WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9FJ

## Property details

- Slug: `1d36e9c` (address key hash: `1d36e9ca0d5e479697800b93231ac84a7109f322`)
- Postcode: HP3 9FJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 146 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £620,000 Jun 2026
- Price per m²: £4,247/m²
- Local average: £448,869 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 200 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £620,000
- Date: 2026-06-10
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/05/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £661/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,100

### Recommendations
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8211-6325-7640-8525-3992)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-06-10 | £620,000 | Terraced | — | £622,389 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/559c5ad5-1c8c-afe3-e063-4804a8c004a4) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 IMPERIAL WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9FJ | £620,000 | 10/06/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [159054827](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f84c02a)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £620,000 |
| listed | 2025-03-06 | £625,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £265,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA | £545,000 | 18/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 177 EBBERNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9RD | £567,000 | 31/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 33 OLIVER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PY | £545,000 | 18/12/2024 | Terraced |
| 31 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA | £550,000 | 30/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 148A BELSWAINS LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9XD | £490,000 | 27/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 48 OLIVER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PY | £455,000 | 25/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 1 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA | £442,500 | 07/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 29 OLIVER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PY | £492,500 | 23/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 153 EBBERNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9RD | £367,500 | 26/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 179A EBBERNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9RD | £295,000 | 08/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 52 BELSWAINS LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9PP | £440,000 | 25/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 49 HOBBS HILL ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9QA | £435,000 | 07/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 MULREADY WALK, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 9FS | £615,000 | 02/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £479,962 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 25.8%
- **10y growth:** 36.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dacorum; Terraced series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 26%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Dacorum). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,435/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,594/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,753/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South West Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oliver Road, HP3 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.15 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Harriet House, HP3 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Oliver Road, HP3 | £950/mo | 1 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Bungalow, Hempstead Road, WD4 | £3,500/mo | 5 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,713/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.19% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 43.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,387/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 71 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Other theft | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **200** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Belswains Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 5 Sep 2013 |
| Nash Mills Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 Jan 2023 |
| Two Waters Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Chambersbury Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 15 Dec 2022 |
| Tudor Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 28 Mar 2017 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #15227306
- **Address:** 11 Imperial Way, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9FJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 23/06/2022
- **Work Completed:** 17/05/2022
- **Items:** 11 window(s), 2 door(s)