Flat 3, 7 Ottoman Terrace, Radlett Road, Watford, WD17 2RH

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2RH). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–56 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 66). The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 80.4% above the 2004 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).