16 Five Fields Close, Watford, WD19 5BZ

16 Five Fields Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,201,000 is 14.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 138.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.