3 Penny Court, Westland Road, Watford, WD17 1QR

3 Penny Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–36 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 59). The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. 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 £174,000 sits 222.2% above the 1998 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 58.9% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.