3 Terrace Gardens, Watford, WD17 1RB

3 Terrace Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 1RB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since August 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 sits 100.5% above the 2004 sale of £216,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm.