7a, Caroline Place, Capel Road, Watford, WD19 4AF

7a is a five-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 sits 69.9% above the 2007 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.