Flat 8, 64 Chalk Hill, Watford, WD19 4BX

Flat 8 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD19 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since July 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 356.1% above the 1998 sale of £44,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 50.5% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.