23 Caractacus Green, Watford, WD18 6JU

23 Caractacus Green is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD18 6JU). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 sits 94.4% above the 2011 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 24 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).