21 Alva Way, Watford, WD19 5EE

21 Alva Way is a two-bedroom detached house in Watford (WD19 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £927,000 sits 99.4% above the 2017 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 29.5% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.