Beechwood Lodge, 3, 18 Essex Road, Watford, WD17 4EP

Beechwood Lodge is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 4EP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 69 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Beechwood Lodge, where floor areas span 49–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 77). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 66.5% above the 2004 sale of £176,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 33.5% below the postcode norm.