Flat 3, 200 Balmoral Road, Watford, WD24 4EZ

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 61). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since February 2002 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 132.9% above the 2002 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.