47 The Courtway, Watford, WD19 5DP

47 The Courtway is a two-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 52.1% above the 2013 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.