2a, Elm Avenue, Watford, WD19 4BE

2a is a detached house in Watford (WD19 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2026) returns an A (score 102), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £733,000 is 13.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).