89 Melbourne Road, Bushey, WD23 3ND

89 Melbourne Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bushey (WD23 3ND). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 280.1% above the 2001 sale of £155,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 56.9% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.