7 Franklin Road, Watford, WD17 1QD

7 Franklin Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1QD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 150.1% above the 2002 sale of £159,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).