16 Yarmouth Road, Watford, WD24 4DW

16 Yarmouth Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 138% above the 2009 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.