19 Highfield, Watford, WD19 5DY

19 Highfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £986,000 sits 60.3% above the 2008 sale of £615,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.