4 The Butts, Broxbourne, EN10 6DG

4 The Butts is a one-bedroom detached house in Broxbourne (EN10 6DG). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 sits 280% above the 1998 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.