5 Wellington Road, Watford, WD17 1QU

5 Wellington Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 55 m² this is the 8th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–306 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 61.3% above the 2006 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.