8 The Grove Mill, Grove Mill Lane, Watford, WD17 3TU

8 The Grove Mill is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD17 3TU). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 126.5% above the 2002 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 34.1% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.