131a, Crossbrook Street, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 8LY

131a is a mid-terrace house in Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Waltham Cross (EN8 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 51 m² this is the 6th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file.

Held since November 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 £243,000 sits 155.8% above the 1998 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 295.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.