5 Richmond Drive, Watford, WD17 3BQ

5 Richmond Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £935,000 is 28.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£646/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.