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

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watford (WD24 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 54 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 371.7% above the 1995 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 65.1% below the postcode norm.