Flat 3, 27 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EL

Flat 3 is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 4EL). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 2nd 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 (July 2025) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£588/sq ft) was about 142.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £247,000 in January 2020.