Flat 1, 27 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 928 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 86 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 76.1% above the 2009 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).