15 Mallards Court, Hangar Ruding, Watford, WD19 5BQ

15 Mallards Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD19 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 504 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 sits 243.6% above the 1999 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 51.1% below the postcode norm.