23 Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BD

23 Elm Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for a loft conversion is awaiting a decision. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£639/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £695,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.