3 Ballinger Court, Halsey Road, Watford, WD18 0JR

3 Ballinger Court is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 0JR). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 75.5% above the 2010 sale of £208,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).