2a, Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP

2a is a detached house in Watford (WD17 4EP). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 7th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 45 units on file.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 22.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.