38a, St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DX

38a is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 107 m² this is the 32nd smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 41 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 sits 123.9% above the 2002 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.