2a, Sotheron Road, Watford, WD17 2QA

2a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 61 m² this is the 15th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 41 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 97.8% above the 2005 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm.