59 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4ES

59 Balmoral Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Watford (WD24 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

10 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 90 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 is 14.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.