89 St James Road, Watford, WD18 0DY

89 St James Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 0DY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 sits 61.2% above the 2015 sale of £299,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 98 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.