102 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4LA

102 Hempstead Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD17 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,262,000 is 31.5% above the 2015 sale price.