1 Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DE

1 Vicarage Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).

Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 30.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 61.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.