17a, Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL

17a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £310,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.