5 Brownsea House, Crusader Way, Watford, WD18 6SD

5 Brownsea House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD18 6SD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 64 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (43–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 61). The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 42.3% above the 2009 sale price.